Felipe Massa ended his F1 profession in 2017 after 15 seasons, 269 races, 11 wins, 41 podiums, 16 pole positions and 1167 profession factors. An skilled driver like Felipe is undoubtedly missed as a result of he’s charismatic, particularly about circuit and automotive security. However Felipe’s motorsport profession has not ended after he retired from Method 1. Let’s discover out when and the place he carried out all through these years and during which initiatives he was concerned.
FORMULA E
Felipe debuted in Method E in 2018, signing a 3–12 months cope with Venturi. The Brazilian driver expressed clearly his opinion concerning the new motorsport class.
“I feel what makes issues fascinating in Method E, and I hope it occurs with me, is that many drivers can win the race. Many drivers can win the championship. It’s a championship I can race not just for one 12 months, and that’s it. I can race for a number of years and nonetheless get pleasure from my profession till I resolve to cease. I need to hold having enjoyable like I’ve carried out all my life.”
Group Massa was alongside Swiss Driver Edoardo Mortara in Venturi, and the group principal was Susie Wolff. In his first season, after a troublesome starting, he scored 36 factors, getting, as finest outcome, third place in Monaco. In his second season on this class, he scored solely three factors earlier than parting methods with the group in August 2020.
This was his assertion after leaving the group:”Leaving a group is rarely a simple resolution,” stated Massa. “We’ve made some good recollections collectively, and it’s allowed me to be taught one thing fully completely different from what I’m used to, so to start with, I need to thank [Venturi president] Gildo [Pastor] and [team principal] Susie [Wolff] for his or her religion in me”.
“It’s been an honour to be a part of the one motorsport group from the Principality, and representing them on the rostrum on the Monaco E-Prix was a particular spotlight for me. The previous two seasons have been a giant studying curve for us all, and sadly, for numerous causes, we haven’t fairly achieved what we hoped.
“Regardless of that, it’s been loads of enjoyable, and I want the group nothing however the perfect of luck for the longer term. I look ahead to saying my plans in the end.”
PORSCHE GT CUP BRAZIL
After leaving Method E, he took half within the Porsche GT3 Cup Brazil, sharing a automotive with Lico Kaesemodel. They acquired fifth place within the total rating of the 2020 Season.
STOCK PRO CAR SERIES
Felipe has been concerned on this class for the reason that 2021 season. On this components, he races amongst different Brazilian drivers, resembling Rubens Barrichello, Ricardo Zonta and Nelson Piquet Jr, who took half in previous Method 1 seasons. He has but to realize good outcomes, however his spirit of competitors is all the time alive.
OUTSIDE THE TRACK
From 2018 to 2022, he was president of the FIA Karting Championship. He labored to enhance the security of kart tracks and the expansion of latest drivers who can symbolize the longer term not solely of Method 1 but in addition of different motorsport classes. In February 2022, the previous F1 driver was appointed the brand new FIA Drivers’ Fee president as a part of the restructuring course of initiated by the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Right here’s his official assertion after his appointment to a brand new position: “I’m so glad about that. It’s a lot to do to enhance motorsport on the driving force’s aspect, driver’s license factors, and security. And it’s additionally vital to maintain bettering so many factors like the driving force’s age, , to begin with the primary classes, quite a bit to do. But in addition, I cannot away [sic] from the karting. I’ll hold performing some advisories on the karting aspect, which I actually like. Wanting ahead to [the new role]. Lots to do.”
Outdoors the tracks, he spends a lot time along with his spouse Raffaella and his son Felipinho in Monaco, the place they dwell. Not too long ago, nevertheless, Felipe Massa has returned to the limelight concerning the 2008 CrashGate scandal and the latest statements by Bernie Ecclestone, who knew of all of the unusual issues that had occurred within the Singapore race. Felipe needs to look to authorized actions concerning of 2008 F1 title’s controversies. We’ll see how this matter will develop within the subsequent future.
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