Massa was a phenomenal driver who unfortunately perished competing in a sport that he loved, that he lived for. Massa started racing in f1 in 2002, as a driver for sauber. The most recent drivers to make their formula one debut are alexander albon, lando norris and george russell, who debuted at the 2019 australian grand prix. Your favourite brazilian grand prix 2008 hamiltons. Susie wolff, team principal and shareholder at the venturi formula e team, shares how she pivoted from a race car driver to the business side of formula racing. How this former race car driver is winning as a formula e. Formula 1 racer decapitated after violent crash flips car.
Williams driver felipe massa has announced he will retire from formula 1 at the end of the season. Massa, who had grown up racing gokarts from the age of 8. Articles about formula one drivers who have raced for the italian team scuderia ferrari from 1950 to the present day. Over the years, interlagos has seen its fair share of heartstopping seasonfinale action. And, as with any sport, fans of race cars love to discuss who is the greatest driver of all time.
He competed in 15 seasons of formula one between 2002 and 2017, where he scored 11 grand prix victories, 41 podiums and finished as championship runnerup in 2008. In 1955 he joined the ferrari team, entering into a fierce rivalry with mike hawthorn and peter collins, which boosted the performance of the team, but also encouraged greater risktaking. Luigi musso 28 july 1924 6 july 1958 was an italian racing driver. A f1 driver takes his wife for a drive, doesnt know about the camra. I think he is an amazing driver, massa told the mirror. Felipe massa retires from f1, again motor authority. Indonesia became the latest country to be represented by a driver when rio haryanto made his formula one debut at the 2016 australian grand prix driving for manor racing. Felipe massa born 25 april 1981 is a brazilian formula one racing driver. He joined ferrari in 2006, racing alongside michael schumacher who was a mentor to him, and in 2014 he joined williams where hes been. We sit down with felipe massa, brazilian formula e and former formula one racing driver, to talk about his partnership with richard mille, his.
Massas crash slows drivers, but only for a moment the. Felipe massa biography and information on ferrari f1 driver felipe massa. Height and weight of the current formula 1 drivers. Felipe massa, brazilian formula e and former formula one racing driver, has 269 grand prix starts and 11 formula one wins to his name. Massa, a 28yearold brazilian driving a ferrari, was trying to qualify last week for the hungarian grand prix when a spring came off another car and hit him on the left side of his helmet. Felipe massa s life is no longer in danger, but the ferrari driver sustained an eye injury in the crash which could affect his future in formula one, according to his doctor. The moment f1 driver felipe massa was knocked unconscious. Felipe massa can safely lay claim to coming closer to winning the formula 1 world championship than anyone else. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. The 10 greatest race car drivers of all time goliath. Massa earned much of his singleseater racing experience while driving for sauber, ferrari and williams formula one teams, before announcing his threeyear. In the race there was a safety car due to an incident involving adrian sutil.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective. Felipe massa driving his sauber c21 at 2002 australian f1 gp. Trevor bayne has ms but will continue to race in nascar. Former f1 driver felipe massa is happy to take formula e over. Massa developed not only the car but also his driving style, modelling himself on michael. Felipe massa is a brazilian formula e and former formula one racing driver. The f1 driver wants to bask in his glory on the podium for longer. He only stepped down from formula 1 last november but brazilian racing driver felipe massa is already ready to jump back behind the wheel, only this time in the formula e championship. By the final race massa was out of the hunt for the championship and. We pass our deepest sympathies on to his family, friends, and the rest of his team at williams engineering. He is the current imsa sportscar champion and won the 2019 12 hours of sebring.
Having raced for the sauber, ferrari and williams formula one. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for felipe massa on. All drivers pitted, but massa had to pit twice due to a delay with his fuel. Felipe massa is to race in formula e a year after the brazilian called time on his long and storied formula one career. Nascar and its marks are trademarks of the national association for stock car auto racing, llc.
Exferrari formula 1 star felipe massa has paid tribute to tuka rocha, the brazilian racing driver who died on sunday, labelling him a hero for attempting to save the life of a young boy who was. Felipe massa f1 driver biography f1 fanatic racefans. Trevor bayne has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis but. Formula e driver felipe massa races a peregrine falcon. Felipe massa makes bold lewis hamilton prediction in f1. Height and weight of the current formula 1 drivers on. Felipe massa latest news, breaking stories and comment the. The 35yearold brazilian, who has won 11 grands prix, said it was the right time to finish his. He took his first pole and subsequently his race win in a dominant weekend in. In the race, massa drove the electric racing car through the desert with a lure attached, attempting to evade the claws of the falcon. He finished second in the 2008 world drivers championship, and is under contract to race for scuderia ferrari until the end of. He is often regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers in the history of the sport. Whether formula one or nascar, fans of racing hotly debate the merits of various drivers their championships, rivalries and the trophies that got away. And while formula 1 features only four car makers, in.