How old were you when you first decided you wanted to be an F1 driver?
Felipe Massa: It was always part of my dream when I started go-karting as a kid - so it was something of a distant dream that step by step transformed into reality. The first time it really occurred to me that it might be possible was probably when I was 15.
When was your first big accident in a race car?
FM: It was with a go-kart. I had a roll when I was 15. I tried to overtake, but the other guy closed the door. I was not hurt, but it was the kind of accident that you will remember your whole life.
When did you win your first trophy in racing and what did it look like?
FM: My first race in a go-kart when I was 13. I was an instant success! (laughs) The trophy was gold - no, not real gold, gold colour - and had a little go-kart on the top as a kind of arch. I still have it.
What was the first road car you drove?
FM: It was my dad's road car - and I was around ten years old. It was a Chevrolet Monza - a big car for a small kid.
Where was the first house you lived in?
FM: It is a house that I still have. It's in the countryside of Sao Paolo and is now kind of a country house for the family. I was six years old when we moved there.
What was the first thing you did this morning?
FM: Had a shower, and then had breakfast with my family. Wait a minute… it was actually looking at my iPhone. Somehow that seems a shame, but this is the reality nowadays!
When was your first romantic kiss?
FM: The first time - eyes closed and shy - was when I was around ten. For my first real romantic kiss, I was maybe 13.
When was the first time you were asked to sign an autograph for a fan?
FM: When I was a Formula Chevrolet driver - somewhere around 1999.
When did you first taste champagne?
FM: When I went to the podium for the first time. Maybe I had a secret taste before - from the glass of somebody at some family event…
Which would you eat first - a piece of fruit or a piece of chocolate?
FM: A piece of fruit. My mum was always very strict about my teeth so sweets and chocolate have never really been on my agenda.
Felipe Massa: It was always part of my dream when I started go-karting as a kid - so it was something of a distant dream that step by step transformed into reality. The first time it really occurred to me that it might be possible was probably when I was 15.
When was your first big accident in a race car?
FM: It was with a go-kart. I had a roll when I was 15. I tried to overtake, but the other guy closed the door. I was not hurt, but it was the kind of accident that you will remember your whole life.
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| Felipe Massa (Photo: Facebook) |
When did you win your first trophy in racing and what did it look like?
FM: My first race in a go-kart when I was 13. I was an instant success! (laughs) The trophy was gold - no, not real gold, gold colour - and had a little go-kart on the top as a kind of arch. I still have it.
What was the first road car you drove?
FM: It was my dad's road car - and I was around ten years old. It was a Chevrolet Monza - a big car for a small kid.
Where was the first house you lived in?
FM: It is a house that I still have. It's in the countryside of Sao Paolo and is now kind of a country house for the family. I was six years old when we moved there.
What was the first thing you did this morning?
FM: Had a shower, and then had breakfast with my family. Wait a minute… it was actually looking at my iPhone. Somehow that seems a shame, but this is the reality nowadays!
When was your first romantic kiss?
FM: The first time - eyes closed and shy - was when I was around ten. For my first real romantic kiss, I was maybe 13.
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| Felipe Massa, Williams FW36 (Photo: Facebook) |
When was the first time you were asked to sign an autograph for a fan?
FM: When I was a Formula Chevrolet driver - somewhere around 1999.
When did you first taste champagne?
FM: When I went to the podium for the first time. Maybe I had a secret taste before - from the glass of somebody at some family event…
Which would you eat first - a piece of fruit or a piece of chocolate?
FM: A piece of fruit. My mum was always very strict about my teeth so sweets and chocolate have never really been on my agenda.