Wednesday, September 21, 2016

High Five: Felipe Massa's F1 career highlights

November 27 will mark the passing of an era in Formula One, as one of its most popular drivers ends his career.
Felipe Massaat the end of the 2016 season after 15 years in the elite motorsport.
The Brazilian driver came mightily close to being crowned world champion in 2008 but was merely grateful to be alive a year later afterin Hungary.
Ahead of Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, the 35-year-old selects his five greatest moments in a career where he has registered 11 victories from 244 races: Unless he can finish in the top three in the seven remaining races of his career, the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be the last time Massa ever graces a podium. His second place came during the first of his three seasons with Williams, and remains his best finish with the British team, which won the last of its 16 world titles in 1997.
The race is largely remembered for  finishing first to finally see off Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, whose car trouble resulted in a 14th-place finish.
The race was also nicknamed "Abu Double" after the controversial ruling that twice the usual points would be awarded for the winner.
Massa only had eyes for the victory, starting in fourth and swiftly moving up to third before easing past Rosberg. With 12 laps to go, the Brazilian opted for supersoft tires to aggressively chase Hamilton.
Originally a gap of just over 10 seconds, Massa was closing at roughly a second per lap -- but was unable to catch the Briton, finishing 2.5 seconds behind.
Nonetheless, Massa was delighted with his pace and, with teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing third, Williams finished the season on a high -- celebrating its first double podium in nine years.
Abu Dhabi, meanwhile, is where Massa will line up for his final race.

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