Felipe Massa

Brilliant driver on his day but is he championship material?

In 2008 he proved he was but thats only one occassion, plus that season the Ferrari TBH was a bit quicker and won more races that season. In 2009 he nearly suffered a career ending head-injury and since coming to back to the grid he hasn't really shown that promise he did in 2008.

Don't get me wrong he's a driver i very much like, but i do wonder if he'll be a title challenger again for Ferrari season in season out or if he'll stay at Ferrari much longer?

Whats your thoughts on Massa?

 

[Fenderman]

You missed his rant on the radio and subsequent complaints in the media then Hamberg ?

Either that or you missed out the " " smiley

 

[Hamberg]

The latter!

 

[Fenderman]

Thought so!

 

[Mephistopheles]

I think Massa'a response went something like - ****ing ****ing ****ing FIA. There may have been one more or one less ****ing but I believe I am fairly close and there may have been a "****ing idiots." in there as well and then for some reason he gestured at the Williams team on his drive through....

 

[RasputinLives]

I think his gesture to the Williams team meant

"See the crap I have to put up with? See the temper tantrums I have? You better hire Rob Smedley next year or you'll have to deal with them"

 

[KekeTheKing]

Looks like Felipe will be going for #19.

 

[RasputinLives]

Am I the only one who thinks this number thing is silly?

 

[KekeTheKing]

Plenty of drivers in many types of motorsport (including F1) have become synonymous with a certain number. I see no problem with it at all.

 

[RasputinLives]

Just seems a bit false. I agree certain drivers have been synonymous with certain numbers but the have certain teams and teams have always had consequtive numbers.

Just think it'll be a bit odd if Massa is running 19 and Bottas is number 42. Takes away the team thing. Whats next? team mates are allowed to run different colour schemes?

 

[The Pits]

I think it is long overdue.

Edit: to be honest, when was the last time you actually saw a number prominently on the car anyhoo? they are tucked away between all the sponsor logos etc.

 

[teabagyokel]

I wouldn't get too excited; wasn't 19 the number Williams would have had in the old system?

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

I couldn't give a flying ... about the numbers. I wish they could apply their superior decision making towards improving the racing! (easy to say and difficult to do, I know).

 

[Mephistopheles]

Are they going to be able to retire numbers like the do in the NFL?

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Like the number 1 after Vettel wins the title 10 times in a row.

 

[RasputinLives]

If Josh Hill makes it into F1 will he be able to run his dad's number zero? As it says 1 - 99 I'm guessing not.

 

[teabagyokel]

RasputinLives - I said on another thread, I reckon he'd get that of he wanted it.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Ferrari gave Massa the V8 engine he nearly won the 2008 championship with as a leaving present or in other words the worlds most expensive paper weight, I mean what the hell is gonna do with it? They may just as well have given him a dead parrot for all the good it will do him....

 

[gethinceri]

I would make my own car to put it in Mephistopheles. An old pram and other old bollocksy whatnot.
Hang on, that's what he'll be driving next year, won't it?

 

[Mephistopheles]

At least when Jenson left Brawn he got the whole car and not just the lump.

 

[FB]

Not very willingly though, didn't he have to take them to court? Anyway, it'll be a conversation piece at Chez Massa.