Felipe Massa’s 2008 season in pictures
9th November 2008, 21:16 by Keith Collantine No Comments »
Triumph and despair: Massa won his home race but the title slipped away
Felipe Massa may not have won the world championship but he won praise for his dignity in defeat.
He rallied from a poor start to the season to make a convincing championship challenge and forced his critics to revise their opinions of him. This is his year in pictures.
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- Felipe Massa joins world champion team mate Kimi Raikkonen at the launch of the F2008
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- Massa puts testing miles on the F2008 at Barcelona
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- Massa in the F2008 at Valencia’s permanent circuit
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- Massa (left) chases Kubica and the McLarens into the first turn – where he spun
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- Massa’s first race didn’t go well: after his spin he collided with Coulthard…
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- …and then his engine failed
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- Massa waves to the crowd on the drivers’ parade at Shanghai
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- Massa muscled Raikkonen aside to lead at the start
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- Massa lost the lead to Raikkonen – and then spun out of the race
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- Massa bounced back in Bahrain
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- He led from pole position and won easily
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- Ferrari celebrated a one-two finish
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- Massa started third on the grid in the Spanish Grand Prix
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- After passing Alonso at the start he took up second behind Raikkonen
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- It was another Ferrari one-two – with Massa second this time
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- Massa was in fine form at Istanbul – where he scored his maiden win in 2006
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- Massa took pole position and, despite being passed by Hamilton, grabbed the win
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- Massa won at Istanbul for the third year in a row
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- Massa confessed himself surprised with his pole position at Monaco
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- Massa led the early stages in the rain but lost the lead to Kubica
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- He ended the race third, Hamilton winning
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- Massa lagged behind team mate Raikkonen at Montreal
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- An early safety car period spoiled Massa’s race
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- A combative drive gave him a valuable four points for fifth
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- Massa followed Raikkonen into turn one at Magny-Cours
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- Raikkonen led Massa until he fell back with an exhaust problem
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- Ferrari scored their third one-two
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- Massa’s British Grand Prix weekend started badly with a crash in practice
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- Massa had a disastrous race, spinning five times
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- Meanwhile title rival Hamilton scored a dominant victory
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- Massa played catch-up to the McLaren at Hockenheim
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- Massa was passed by Hamilton late in the race and finished third
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- He celebrated with countryman Nelson Piquet Jnr on the podium
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- Massa sprung a surprise on Hamilton by passing him at the start at Hungary
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- Massa then shot off into the lead while Hamilton chased
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- A late engine failure robbed him of a near-certain win
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- Massa hit the ground running at the new Valencia circuit
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- He led from pole position, and only an unsafe release from the pits threatened to spoil his race
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- Massa beat Hamilton to the victory
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- Massa and Hamilton shared the front row again at Spa
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- But Massa fell to third at the start as Raikkonen took the lead from Hamilton
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- Massa was handed the win after Hamilton and Raikkonen clashed
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- Massa crucially out-qualified Hamilton at Monza in the rain
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- Massa ended the race sixth behind Heidfeld – but ahead of Hamillton
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- It brought him within one point of Hamilton in the championship
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- Massa claimed pole position for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix
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- A disastrous pit stop mistake ruined Massa’s race in Singapore
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- His pit crew carried his torn fuel hose back while Massa limped to 13th
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- Massa was penalised after clashing with Hamilton in Fuji
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- Massa rallied to seventh and a useful pair of points
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- Toro Rosso fumed after Bourdais penalty for a collision many blamed Massa for
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- Massa was out-paced by Hamilton and Raikkonen at Shanghai
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- Raikkonen let Massa by for second late in the race
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- Massa went into the final race seven points behind Hamilton
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- Massa continued his strong run at home with pole position
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- Massa leads Trulli, Raikkonen and Hamilton at the start
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- Massa won his home race – but not the championship
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- The look on Massa’s face says it all
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- Massa on the podium with Alonso and Raikkonen
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- Massa joined in Ferrari’s constructors’ championship celebrations
All pictures (C) Ferrari spa except where stated.
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