Category: Felipe Massa

News and Features on F1’s Felipe Massa

Massa very confident; expects “many points”

Felipe Massa has said that he expects to score “many points” this weekend at the opening race of the season in Bahrain.

The Ferrari driver is supremely confident that his new Ferrari F10, which impressed over the winter, will be capable of delivering success at the Sakhir track.

Ferrari launch F10 for 2010

Ferrari have launched their 2010 challenger in a blaze of publicity today. The new car was unveiled online and was followed by millions of people on the internet in real time.

Massa to test 2008 Ferrari this Friday

Felipe MassaFelipe Massa will be taking over from Valentino Rossi, testing out the 2008 Ferrari on Friday.

Rossi has been running the Ferrari at a private test session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Both men have been using a 2008 F1 car on GP2 tyres in accordance with the current ban on testing.

Alonso cannot be sure of title chances

Fernando Alonso has admitted that he is not assured of world championship success this season, despite joining Scuderia Ferrari.

The former-Renault driver joins the Italian Manufacturer having won his last championship in 2006. However the Spaniard believes that his much-publicised move will not guarantee success that he craves.

Massa: there will be no problems with Alonso

Felipe Massa has said that he will have no problems racing alongside Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard joins Ferrari for 2010. The returning Brazilian announced that he had already started working hard with Alonso and that he was sure their relationship would be a productive one for Ferrari.

Massa becomes a father

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has become a father. His wife Raffaela gave birth to the couple’s first child at 6:27pm local time on Monday at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital – the same hospital where Massa recovered after his huge accident earlier this year.

Both baby and mother are said to be doing well.

Massa/Alonso: fireworks ahead at Ferrari?

Felipe Massa proved he has lost none of his potential to say incendiary things this week, when he is reported to have suggested Fernando Alonso had prior knowledge of the Crashgate events that have rocked F1. Of course the World Motor Sport Council found others and acquitted Alonso of any wrongdoing, meaning Massa’s comments were a little mischievous and in need of clarification, which Massa duly provided. But what does this bode for their working relationship next year at Ferrari?

Massa retracts “Alonso knew” comments

Felipe Massa has moved to clarify statements he made yesterday to Brazilian journalists, in which he alleged that Fernando Alonso must have known about the Crashgate events.

Massa made the remarks about the man who is set to become his team-mate next year at Ferrari in a Sao Paulo meeting.

Massa ‘as if nothing happened’

Felipe Massa today tested a Ferrari F1 car for the first time since his serious July accident, and pronounced himself as fit ‘as if nothing had happened’.

The Brazilian took a F2007 Ferrari fitted with GP2-spec slick tyres around the Italian marque’s Fiorano test track, and said he could return to racing today.

Massa aiming for Abu Dhabi comeback

Felipe Massa has said that he is targeting a return to the cockpit at the season finale at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi next month. The Brazilian, who suffered a serious head injury in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix earlier this year, is to test a F2007 later this month as he and doctors assess his ability to cope with the demands of driving an F1 car.