Will Ferrari lineup behind Massa?
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
They could, because at this point of the season, Massa is showing Ferrari why his team should do just that.
Much to everybody’s surprise, Felipe Massa has overtaken his more popular Ferrari teammate, Kimi Raikkonen, in the race for the drivers championship this 2008 F1 season with only six more races to go.
After playing second fiddle to Michael Schumacher and then Kimi, Felipe Massa has come to his own this year with 64 championship points to Kimi’s 57. And although Lewis Hamilton is still in first place, leading the two Ferrari drivers with 70, Massa definitely has a better shot of winning this year’s title than Kimi, despite the fact that Kimi still is THE defending champ.
That’s probably why the Ferrari team should start lining up behind Massa now or they could see their run for the drivers title end up with nothing.
We all saw that last season when McLaren - Mercedes let Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso settle for themselves who’s going to take home the title. It backfired when Kimi came out of nowhere to steal the drivers championship away from the two competing McLaren stars.
It’s ironic that Kimi Raikkonen finds himself in the same position and it’ll be up to him if he wants to cooperate with Massa or just go all out and try to compete with his teammate for the title.
Ferrari legend Niki Lauda believes that the 2008 championship is set to be a down-to-the-wire battle between Ferrari and McLaren. Although Massa only has a slight edge in total points over teammate Raikkonen, the Austrian, who won the drivers’ championship with the Scuderia in 1975 and 1977, has more trust in Massa than Raikkonen going to the 13th race of…
2008 F1 Season starts with the Australian Grand Prix
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
March 16 is the date when F1 racing begins yet another chapter after the rather intriguing season they just had in 2007.
And as always, the 2008 F1 season begins in Australia, where the best F1 drivers of the world come together at Melbourne park to kick off their respective campaigns, all of them hoping to culminate with a world championship.
Yes people, the stage is set for the 2008 F1 Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the 2008 Formula One season. The Australian Grand Prix will be held from 14 March - 16 March at Melbourne Park, Australia beginning with a series of qualifying runs before the big race on the 16th.
It will be the 13th grand prix at the circuit and will be the 23rd Formula One race in the land down under.
Defending F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who won the Australian Grand Prix last year, is still the favorite to win in Melbourne tis season. Renault driver Fernando Alonso and McLaren - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton follow from the second and third spots respectively.
Fernando Alonso who drove for McLaren - Mercedes in the 2007 F1 season, came in second place last year behind…
Felipe Massa going for another F1 win at Monza Sunday
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Felipe Massa wants to be the man in Ferrari. The only problem is, he’s Brazilian.
Yes, it seems Ferrari doesn’t want any Brazilian drivers representing them. Rubens Barrichello, who now competes for Honda, was once a Brazilian driver for Ferrari, playing second fiddle to his more popular teammate Michael Schumacher.
In this 2007 F1 season, Ferrari is […]
Ferrari: Sure Win in 2007 Italian Grand Prix?
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Ferrari looks to have the upper hand going into this weekend’s 2007 Italian Grand Prix since the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza Italy is the home track of Ferrari. Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen are looking to do another 1-2 finish as they did in the recent 2007 Turkish Grand Prix in order […]
Can F1 driver Felipe Massa win in Istanbul again?
Saturday, August 25th, 2007
It was in Istanbul last year where Felipe Massa scored his first ever win in Formula One.
In what has been an interesting 2007 F1 season, Ferrari driver No.2, Felipe Massa, claims that he’s gearing up for a late push for the F1 world championship starting from where he scored his memorable first career win, the […]