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Rejuvenated Massa considered quitting F1 during 2012 slump
By Editor on Thursday, January 17, 2013 Felipe Massa has said that he considered walking away from Formula One following a difficult start to the 2012 season.
On the back of an underwhelming 2010 and 2011, Massa scored just two points from the opening five races in 2012 while team-mate Fernando Alonso led the championship.
'Yeah. I thought about so many things. I thought maybe I was finished,' he told BBC Sport.
'I thought about not staying in Ferrari.'
'I did not know what would happen. So many things were inside my brain.'
However, Massa's form improved and he finished seventh in the championship, which including two podiums in Japan and at home in Brazil. He revealed that he spoke with...
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