< ► > With his (second) home farewell now behind him and one more race to go, the time is nigh for Felipe Massa to finally close the curtains on his career in Formula 1 – and what a career it was. With 11 wins (27th all-time), 16 poles (19th), and 41 podiums (21st) to his name, there’s no denying his place in F1 history, but perhaps more than any other modern driver, to reduce Massa to his results is to do him a grave injustice. Since debuting as a 20-year-old in 2002 with Sauber, Massa has run into more obstacles than most of the grid combined, and it has been only through a singular perseverance and fighting spirit that he has been able to clear them. Indeed, looking back...
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