Felipe massa says formula e could see a more competitive championship compared to formula 1. Venturi ace massa, who raced for ferrari for seven years winning 11 races and coming within a point of the 2008 drivers championship was. Trulli calls for f1 drivers to take pay cuts sporting news. If something is missing, please check back soon or let us know. That is almost twice the salary that the oviedo natives former teammate and sworn rival currently. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Felipe massa s career has been given a much needed boost after he successfully moved to williams in 2014, bringing an end to an eight year relationship with ferrari the brazilian has been reborn and in 2015 he almost beat his outstanding teammate valtteri bottas.
Valtteri bottas and felipe massa right driver combination. The exceptions are ralf schumacher as well as felipe massa and. 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. In the race, the strategy gamble did not pay off as he did not run as far as he wanted and needed before the first stop. Felipe massa joins venturi driver line up for season 5. As we have the driver discussion in the car thread here is the stroll vs. Jenson button and felipe massa, two of the most likeable and popular drivers in formula one, announced their upcoming retirements over the italian grand prix. Motor sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox. Go to next page for details on felipe massa s net worth and earnings. Former driver felipe massa thinks putting money first is hurting williams, but reports suggest the team struggles with cooling issues.
Victory appeared to have delivered the world championship for ferrari until lewis hamiltons last gasp pass of timo glock snatched the crown. Profile for racing driver felipe massa from brazil. Valtteri bottas and felipe massa right driver combination for williams in 2015 neil. Felipe massa pays touching tribute to f1 legend f1.
Felipe massa is a member of famous people who are known for being a race car driver, celebrities who are 38 years old, was born in april, in the year 1981. The 2008 brazilian grand prix provided the most contrasting of emotions for this popular and longstanding formula 1 driver. His formula one career initially commenced with sauber, but in 2003, he signed on as a test driver with ferrari. Some pay drivers turned out to be fairly decent and remained in f1 for a while. Whenever it comes to money it is difficult to say what others should do, with jenson button admitting the question about drivers taking pay cuts in todays climate is tricky. Jarno trulli believes f1 drivers should be taking pay cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. A look into felipe massa s net worth, money and current earnings. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of felipe massa over time since january 1st 20.
With only four rounds left of season 4 of the abb fia formula e championship, today venturi formula e announced that brazilian racing driver filipe massa will join the driver line up for season 5 201819, after signing a threeyear deal with the team. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Former driver felipe massa thinks putting money first is hurting williams, but reports suggest the team. Lance stroll has played down comments made by felipe massa about the struggling williams team. He made his 30 million dollar fortune with scuderia ferrari, williams martini racing. Exformula 1 driver felipe massa has been handed two postrace penalties for separate fanboost usage infringements during the inaugural abb fia formula e ad diriyah eprix, his category debut. Is williams struggling due to picking pay drivers or failing to keep its car cool. Felipe massa crash hungary 2009 3d animation duration. F1 2010 driver salaries revealed who earns the most. Singapore was like a match where they pay the referee. The two years the team managed better was when felipe massa and valtteri bottas, two drivers who could never be called pay drivers, were in the cockpit.
Lance stroll hits back at felipe massas williams f1 pay. Lance stroll has rejected felipe massa s belief that williams prioritised its financial outlook over driver choice in setting its formula 1 driver lineup for 2018, saying that all he needs is a. Felipe massa has likened f1 pay drivers to prostitutes. We have lots of updates about this very popular brazilian racing driver. Massa hasnt been the same driver after he got had his accident at hungary, i reckon most likely that barrichello and massa will end up in brazillian stock cars. Felipe massa, one of the most popular and talented drivers on the formula one grid, is to retire from the sport at the end of the 2016 season.
After eight years with ferrari, the brazilian will switch to williams after this weekends 20 season finale in his native sao paulo. I really enjoyed speaking with felipe massa on who he thinks is the greatest between michael schumacher, fernando alonso and. Champion for 20 seconds or so, felipe massa reacted with impressive dignity. Felipe massa says drivers will race as hard as ever at this weekends hungarian grand prix, despite the death of great friend jules bianchi. Felipe massa is against cutting formula one drivers salaries in an effort to save money during the global financial downturn, ferraris brazilian said thursday. No one remembers the 90s with jean denis deletraz, paul belmondo, olivier beretta, andrea chiesa, emanuele naspetti, or giovanni lavaggi. Lance stroll hits back at felipe massas williams f1 pay driver criticism. Did you know he started his formula one career at sauber you can see his bio and statistics on our felipe massa page.
The brazilian made his statement on his twitter page this evening, all but confirming that kimi raikkonen is set to join the scuderia, after departing in awkward circumstances back in 2009. This post is often updated with new information on felipe massa s estimated income, salary and earnings. Felipe massa is a brazilian formula one racing driver who currently drives for williams. Lewis hamilton has become the highestpaid driver in the history of formula one. Why the retirements of jenson button and felipe massa are. Ferrari driver felipe massa talks to donald mcrae about last years tears, his future destiny and this seasons duel with lewis hamilton skip to main content the guardian. The decision to pick formula 2 graduate sirotkin over robert kubica as felipe massas replacement. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Felipe massa delivers encouraging message to italians suffering during coronavirus. Massa, who won 11 f1 grands prix, quit in 2017 after 15 seasons and has signed a threeyear deal to.
Ferraris massa against salary cap for drivers reuters. Ferrari massa then became ferrari s tester in 2003, a position he held until the end of the 2006 season when he opted to join vodafone mclaren mercedes. Discover how much the famous race car driver is worth in 2020. Williams deputy team principal claire williams insisted calling anyone in formula 1 a pay driver is unfair, as she defended the teams 2018 pairing lance stroll and sergey sirotkin. Felipe massa has announced that he will not be driving for ferrari after this season. Lance stroll hits back at felipe massas criticism of williams f1 driver lineup decision for 2018. Former driver felipe massa thinks putting money first is. Felipe massa is a brazilian formula e and former formula one racing driver. The latest headtohead comparisons generated for felipe massa. Are williams struggles down to picking pay drivers or failing to.
The driver is married to raffaela bass, his starsign is taurus and he is now 38 years of age. Massa thread sorry for the low effort i expect massa to beat stroll cleanly as the cars are also appearing to suit him better this year, plus stroll will need this season to learn. Last year, the pair were teamed together at the oncegreat british outfit, but williams replaced veteran massa in favour of another pay driver rookie sergey sirotkin for 2018. 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. Are williams struggles down to picking pay drivers or. Felipe massa joins venturi driver line up for season 5 with only four rounds left of season 4 of the abb fia formula e championship, today venturi formula e announced that brazilian racing driver filipe massa will join the driver line up for season 5 201819, after signing a threeyear deal with the team. It was thought that massa, 32, was bringing some brazilian sponsorship backing to the seat currently occupied by the heavily pdvsabacked pastor maldonado. Scroll below and check more details information about current net worth as well as monthlyyear salary, expense, income reports. Felipe massa racing career profile driver database. Massa started his career in gokarting from the age of eight continuing in national and regional championships for seven years.
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