Here it comes!!!
Sao Paolo, 23rd August 2009
It did not take long to Felipe Massa make a phone call to his long-time friend Rubens Barrichello after the Brawn GP ace crossed the line to grab the 10th victory of his career and the 100th of a Brazilian in Formula 1. “My first attempt failed because he was debriefing with his Brawn GP people. But later I could manage to talk to him and congratulated him for his fantastic victory. Of course, I also thanked him for everything he’s done and said about me during the whole weekend. In fact, I felt very emotional when I saw his helmet with a design intended to homage me”, he added.
Felipe watched today’s race at his São Paulo home. On a cold Sunday morning for Brazilian standards (15 degrees), he was on bed along with his wife Raffaela. “I followed the race also by my notebook, taking a close look at the live timing”, said Felipe, who also provided comments for TV Globo narrator by SMS. It was quite a different sensation for the Ferrari driver. “The last time a saw a Formula 1 race on TV was the Japanese GP back in 2003. It was the race that closed the calendar and I did not travel do Japan because I was Ferrari test driver at that time”, reminded.
Felipe said he behaved like an ordinary Brazilian supporter. “I was with my fingers crossed all the time, expecting a victory that could keep the Brazilian domination in Valence. Don’t forget that I won the race in 2008, after starting on pole and setting the best lap. Rubens did a fantastic job today. I was checking his lap times and I’m sure he could win even without Hamilton’s McLaren problem. He was amazingly quick in his second stint and did not commit any mistakes.”
According to Felipe, Ferrari’s performance matched the three or four races before. “I also talked to Stefano Domenicali and Luca di Montezemolo by phone after the race. We are still struggling a bit on qualifying, but our pace during the races is much better. Today Kimi did a good race. For sure, he had not the same speed to try and catch Hamilton and Rubens, but at last he managed to stay ahead of Kovalainen with the other McLaren.”
Felipe confirmed that he will travel to USA on Friday to see doctor Steve Olvey, CART medical director. “I will take my TCs with me and probably undergo further exams at the hospital in Miami.”
It did not take long to Felipe Massa make a phone call to his long-time friend Rubens Barrichello after the Brawn GP ace crossed the line to grab the 10th victory of his career and the 100th of a Brazilian in Formula 1. “My first attempt failed because he was debriefing with his Brawn GP people. But later I could manage to talk to him and congratulated him for his fantastic victory. Of course, I also thanked him for everything he’s done and said about me during the whole weekend. In fact, I felt very emotional when I saw his helmet with a design intended to homage me”, he added.
Felipe watched today’s race at his São Paulo home. On a cold Sunday morning for Brazilian standards (15 degrees), he was on bed along with his wife Raffaela. “I followed the race also by my notebook, taking a close look at the live timing”, said Felipe, who also provided comments for TV Globo narrator by SMS. It was quite a different sensation for the Ferrari driver. “The last time a saw a Formula 1 race on TV was the Japanese GP back in 2003. It was the race that closed the calendar and I did not travel do Japan because I was Ferrari test driver at that time”, reminded.
Felipe said he behaved like an ordinary Brazilian supporter. “I was with my fingers crossed all the time, expecting a victory that could keep the Brazilian domination in Valence. Don’t forget that I won the race in 2008, after starting on pole and setting the best lap. Rubens did a fantastic job today. I was checking his lap times and I’m sure he could win even without Hamilton’s McLaren problem. He was amazingly quick in his second stint and did not commit any mistakes.”
According to Felipe, Ferrari’s performance matched the three or four races before. “I also talked to Stefano Domenicali and Luca di Montezemolo by phone after the race. We are still struggling a bit on qualifying, but our pace during the races is much better. Today Kimi did a good race. For sure, he had not the same speed to try and catch Hamilton and Rubens, but at last he managed to stay ahead of Kovalainen with the other McLaren.”
Felipe confirmed that he will travel to USA on Friday to see doctor Steve Olvey, CART medical director. “I will take my TCs with me and probably undergo further exams at the hospital in Miami.”
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