Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa is back in action this weekend in Spain, aiming to take his second win of the season and back-to-back wins at Circuit de Catalunya. After a short holiday in Dubai following his Bahrain victory, the Ferrari driver returned home to Monaco before heading to Spain to test various setups on the F2008.Ahead of […]

The entire Formula One paddock was anticipating a thrilling Spanish Grand Prix as they arrived in Barcelona ahead of last year’s race. Not only had the majority of teams just wrapped up an intensive test at the Circuit de Catalunya, but the track had recently received a facelift designed to ease overtaking and spice up […]

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa believes that the re-introduction of slick tyres and low downforce regulations will improve the spectacle in Formula One next season.
The Brazilian ran on Bridgestone`s latest slick tyres in testing at Barcelona on Tuesday and said that the grip generated by the tyres put more emphasis back on driver skill.
“I tried them […]

Q. You tried the new nosecone with the opening in the bodywork, what do think about it?
Felipe Massa: “It looks like a shark: there`s the mouth, there`s everything, so I`d say it looks a lot like a shark. I`d say, little-by-little we improve the car. This is an improvement: I wouldn`t say the car will […]

Felipe Massa agrees that Renault seems to have taken a step forward at the Barcelona test.The Ferrari driver has also been running at the Circuit de Catalunya this week, where on Tuesday Fernando Alonso was at the controls of a visibly updated R28.Renault has endured an uncompetitive start to the 2008 season, but Alonso appears […]

Felipe Massa has confirmed that F1 drivers are concerned about the reintroduction of slicks and the accompanying ban on tyre warmers for 2009.The Ferrari driver tried Bridgestone`s latest version of next year`s slicks at Barcelona this week and reported that it was `a pleasure`.Several F1 drivers have already expressed concern, however, that the slick compounds […]

Today was the second day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari, working again today at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona, with Felipe Massa at the wheel of an F2008. The Brazilian driver worked mainly on preparation […]

Bahrain Grand Prix winner Felipe Massa was the pace-setter at Barcelona today, as nine teams began their preparations for the forthcoming Spanish round of the World Championship. Weather conditions were sunny but windy with a short rain shower late in the afternoon.
Although the timesheets show that Massa was 2.4s quicker than his nearest rival, Alex […]

Felipe Massa set a blistering pace in Formula One`s return to testing action, the Brazilian using slick tyres to finish over two and a half seconds in front of his closest rival at Barcelona.
Massa`s best time of 1:18.339 put him 2.7 seconds ahead of Honda test driver Alex Wurz, who also set his best time […]

After three fly-away Grand Prix, the three week gap between the Bahrain and Spanish Grand Prix enables testing to resume this week at Circuit de Catalunya. With the exception of Super Aguri Honda and Toro Rosso Ferrari, the remaining teams fielded a car each at the circuit last used at the end of February. […]

Following his dominant win at last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has spoken about his sense of relief after scoring his first points of 2008 at the Sakhir circuit. Massa, who won from second on the grid on Sunday, had retired from the first two opening rounds in Australia and Malaysia.
“It was a […]

In his blog for the Ferrari website, though dismissing recent media speculation, Felipe Massa admits that his Bahrain win came at just the right time.
"I am in Dubai at the moment," he writes, "having a few days break with my parents and my wife, which is the perfect way to relax after my win in […]

After dominating the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, Felipe Massa is currently holidaying in Dubai and admits that his first win of the season was very much needed after a difficult start to the season.“One thing that is clear after the three races we have had so far, is that BMW has really made a […]

Felipe Massa thinks it is too early to say what role BMW Sauber will play in the battle for the world championship this year.
Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld have helped their German car manufacturer team take the lead in the constructors` world championship after the first three races of the season, with some suggesting they […]

Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as the desert circuit kick-started his Formula One championship challenge for the second year in a row.
The Brazilian had failed to score a point in the first two races of the year, an even worse performance than last season`s disappointing start, but the track again delivered […]

Felipe Massa admitted he was relieved to finally a win a grand prix in 2008 after failing to finish in the first two races of the season.
The 26-year-old Ferrari driver, who dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday leading home a one-two finish for his team ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, has come under pressure after […]

Bahrain GP - Race There were no mistakes this afternoon in the 57-lap Bahrain Grand Prix from Felipe Massa who put in a flawless performance to kick-start his championship campaign…
 

Felipe Massa needed a win in Bahrain, and all weekend he looked like a man who had come to get it. When the red lights went out at the start, he lit off from the front row of the grid, and that was all she wrote as he dominated in style for Ferrari.
BMW Sauber’s Robert […]

While not wishing to take anything away from Robert Kubica`s excellent effort in qualifying yesterday - leading to any number of dreadful punning headlines - one has to wonder how many laps it will be before the Pole refuels today.
Then again, the same might be said of Felipe Massa, who looked set to take pole […]

p class=”first”>Felipe Massa became the third winner in as many Grands Prix this season with a dominant drive for Ferrari in Bahrain.
The Brazilian took the lead at the start from pole-man Robert Kubica`s BMW Sauber and kept Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen under control throughout.
World champion Raikkonen took the lead in this year`s title race for […]

Felipe Massa rebounded from his shaky start to the 2008 season by beating teammate Kimi Raikkonen to victory in a Ferrari-dominated Bahrain Grand Prix.
Pole-winner Robert Kubica took another podium for BMW in third, ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld - a result that puts the team into the lead of the constructors` championship for the first […]

Two Ferraris on the two front rows: this was the outcome of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Felipe Massa will start from second place, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen right behind him in fourth spot.Massa dominated much of the weekend, but lost out in the final seconds of Q3 to the BMW Sauber of Robert […]

Felipe Massa believes a small error at the end of his final flying lap cost him pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver lost out to BMW Sauber`s Robert Kubica by just 0.027 seconds, the Pole securing his and his team`s first Formula One pole position.
Massa had to settle for second place after […]

As is becoming traditional this year, the final practice session ahead of qualifying brought more than a few surprises. However, as in Melbourne and Sepang, it remains to be seen how relevant the lap times and positions really are. After dominating the Friday running, Felipe Massa had to be content with second position this morning […]

Felipe Massa is eyeing victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix after dominating Friday`s practice sessions at the Sakhir circuit.
The Ferrari driver set a best time of 1:31.420 to finish nearly a whole second quicker than teammate Kimi Raikkonen in the afternoon.
Massa is yet to open his points accounts this year after retiring in Australia and […]