Who is felipe massa

FRA 3. GER 2. TUR 1. CHN Ret. JPN 2. BRA 1. AUS 6. BHR 1. ESP 1. MON 3. USA 3. FRA 2. EUR 2. BEL 2. JPN 6. CHN 3. BRA 2. MAL Ret. ESP 2. FRA 1. GER 3. EUR 1. BEL 1. ITA 6. SIN JPN 7. CHN 2. MAL 9. ESP 6. MON 4. TUR 6. GBR 4. BHR 2. AUS 3. MAL 7. CHN 9. TUR 7. CAN HUN 4. ITA 3. SIN 8. KOR 3. ABU AUS 7. TUR ESP Ret. CAN 6. EUR 5. GER 5. He took his third win in three years in Turkey as well as easing to victory at the European Grand Prix and in the final race of the season, he produced a professional and sophisticated performance in changing conditions to make the rest of the grid look like amateurs.

Also in , Felipe was on pole position at all three street circuits, despite not being the favourite to do so as he himself had said he wasn't a big fan of these particular circuits. By dominating his team mate, being victorious on six occasions and challenging for the championship are all reasons why Massa in considered a top class driver. He only managed to score four points in his rookie season but this could be because of inexperience or the machinery provided as Nick Heidfeld only scored seven points in the Sauber.

Nevertheless, Massa was dropped from the team for the season after a large number of mistakes. Felipe was back at Sauber in after a season's testing with future employers Ferrari.

He scored 12 points that season and missed out on a podium at Spa, but was still out paced by team mate Fisichella who was in the points much more consistently. Massa carried his improved form into the beginning of , during which he was often on terms with Alonso in qualifying.

After the Italian Grand Prix — where he once again had to make way for Alonso — the team finally confirmed Raikkonen would return to take his place. Massa later announced a switch to Williams for More misfortune followed in Monaco, where he was hit by the other Caterham during qualifying, and Silverstone, where he was involved in another first-lap accident. His new team mate also proved a handful. While he split the Mercedes in Germany Massa ended another race on lap one — this time on his roll hoop, having turned in too sharply on Kevin Magnussen.

Matters improved considerably for Massa after the summer break. He reached the podium for the first time at Monza and narrowed the gap to Bottas in qualifying.

The season finale was his most successful race of the year as he gained on eventual winner Hamilton in the closing stages and took second place.

He repeated that qualifying performance at Silverstone then produced a scintillating start to lead a Williams one-two in the opening stages. The irresistible pace of the Mercedes eventually told, however, and when a rain shower late in the race exposed the weakness of the Williams chassis he slipped to fourth behind Sebastian Vettel — just as he had in Australia. This mid-season high was also a turning point. But in the second half of the year niggling problems cost him four points-scoring opportunities: collisions in Singapore and Japan, car problems in the USA and a contentious disqualification at his home grand prix.

The result was Bottas demoted him to sixth in the championship at the end of the season. Halfway through a difficult third season at Williams, Massa announced at Monza he would retire from F1 at the end of the year. But within a few months he had reversed the decision and returned for another season at Williams. After crashing out in soaking conditions, Massa was applauded by the pit lane as he walked back to his garage.

Started by: Rick Lopez in: Formula One. Started by: mnmracer in: Formula One. Started by: Keith Collantine in: Karting. Massa had a brake failure with his car, which the shunt was a bad one, leaving his car badly damaged. He walked unhurt from the crash. Eventually, he would not be selected as a full-time driver for the season. Massa spent a year with Sauber's engine suppliers, Scuderia Ferrari , gaining experience by testing for the championship-winning team.

His best result of the season was a 4th place at Belgium , finishing ahead of his team-mate. Massa finished the season with a best result of 4th in Canada. At the end of the season, after Sauber was taken over by BMW, he was replaced by his former team-mate Heidfeld.

As Rubens Barrichello left Ferrari, he joined the team for the season. Massa won for the first time as a Ferrari driver in Turkey , starting from pole position and leading the most of the race. Massa began to be very competitive in the season, scoring consistent results plus three pole-to-wins of the season. However, he would finish 4th with 94 points in the drivers' standings, behind both McLaren drivers. Massa retired from the first 2 races of the season.

In Australia , he retired from an engine failure, and in Malaysia , he spun out into Turn 8. He was a title contender, but lost out at a possible title to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. In , Ferrari, as the defending Constructors' Champion, were not successful as last year, as Brawn and Red Bull started to dominate the sport. In Brazil , he was given a honour of waving the chequered flag at the end of the race.

Massa's season started off with a 2nd place and a 3rd place at the first two races of the season. He was on the way to win at Germany , but team orders prevented him, losing out to teammate Fernando Alonso.

He secured only five podium positions compared to Alonso's In , Massa failed to finish on the podium for the first time since