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Felipe Massa

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Felipe Massa is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2017 and won 11 Grands Prix across 15 seasons. Born in Sao Paulo and raised in Botucatu, he began karting at eight and won the 2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship before debuting with Sauber. After a spell as a Ferrari test driver he drove for Ferrari from 2006 and became the first Brazilian since Ayrton Senna to win his home Grand Prix. He lost the 2008 World Drivers' Championship to Lewis Hamilton by one point on the final lap of the final race, and was seriously injured in qualifying at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. He later moved to stock car and sports car racing.

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1981 1
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Motor Racing, Sports
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is a Brazilian racing driver
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1. Felipe Massa (Wikipedia)
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    born 25 April 1981
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    is a Brazilian racing driver
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    Massa competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2017
  • Competed In: Formula One World Championship, Lead, competition
    Massa competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2017
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