Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Felipe Massa
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian driver Felipe Massa.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Everything can change pretty quickly in Formula One in two or three races.
For sure working with Ferrari is a great pleasure. It's a great team, it's a great experience and it's a great dream as well to be there.
Everything in life has a meaning. If something bad happens it's because you need to learn, to grow.
Sometimes in the difficult moments in you life you learn more, you grow up more.
My son understands a lot and he's pushing me really hard. He always tells me 'you need to win, you need to be good.' He's happy to see that his father is racing and I think he understands step by step more about Formula One and he really likes it.
My mother never watches the start of my races - because she fears for me.
I was sure after the accident when in hospital in Hungary that I was not in the position not to lose any races.
If I don't drive then I am not the same person. Ever since I was a small boy this is my life.
I already lived in Switzerland in 2002, and from this time I know that it's a very calm country. I really enjoy living there.
With all the traveling I'm doing, it's really important for me to be able to relax when I'm at home.
I talked to everyone. But I also did work with a professional psychologist, sporting psychologist. That was just the beginning. After that I was able to change the direction to think, the direction to work and I think it was like training I did.
Sauber had a bad championship the year after they fired me and so if I had stayed it would have not been so good. Sometimes life does these things to you because it's the right thing. You think it's wrong, 'initially, but life proves different.
I retired in Formula One and I think it was the right time, so I'm happy with my decision.
That's the only difference in Formula E from other championships - it's more unpredictable.
On the one hand, I set my goals high, but on the other I do not underestimate our competitors either, who are using all their resources to challenge us. However, I also see what a fantastic job Sauber is doing and the progress we are constantly making.
I feel competitive all the time I'm in the car.
I have some old cars, but I have some modern cars as well. And I have some race cars, the cars that I race. I have some Ferraris.
My year with Ferrari was of incredible value to me. I learned a lot about all the technical aspects of the car and also how to improve my work with the engineers.
I don't think really we need to race in F1 just to risk your life, or to be in danger is nice for the people. I don't think it's really like that.
Mercedes for me is the strongest team.
Playing dirty has never been part of my game.
When I got to Ferrari I learnt to be less aggressive, and how to set up the car for my driving style.
I'm not the kind of guy who will blame other people if things don't work out.
The Italians - they cannot talk without shaking the hands. And I am like that, I'm from Brazil as well.
I always respect my team and my competitors. I never had problems with anybody.
Positive things come out of even the most difficult times.
Since he sold his team, Eddie Jordan has had nothing to do with F1 except for what he says in the press!
I still wanted to race in Formula One, for a correct team, a nice team, one that is professional, where you would feel important. But there was no position for me to carry on, so I felt if that opportunity wasn't there, then it would be better for me to stop, and start thinking about doing different things.
When you're not winning it's easy to complain!
I don't want to be the king, 'I don't need that, I want to race even without the helmet, I am the king.' I am not like that. I just want to make things better for the drivers and for the safety.
A team that can build a stronger car, a stronger working environment. A team that has the possibility to create something, that would be interesting.
Ferrari is very political, at Ferrari everything is difficult. So if you win you have a lot of pressure and if you don't win you have even more.
If I don't get a race deal then I expect to be a test driver for a top team.
My family is important to me. They have always been close to me during my career, victories and defeats, and the most difficult moments.
I don't see myself as a leader, I just feel that everything I say, people are listening and people are doing.
I'm a big supporter of safety.
It is important to work to get the good result. If you have that nothing else is important.
I enjoyed my first season with Sauber, for sure.
When I woke up I didn't know why I was in hospital so I was asking 'Why am I here?' I was pulling all the tubes and my brother Eduardo tried to stop me so we had a fight. The accident was just so unlucky, but I know I am lucky to be alive.
I love watches, for sure. The watch I love the most is Richard Mille because it's part of something that started from zero.
My goal is to be competitive, the best as I can give. My goal never changes in whole my career.
Every day you are in the media for good or for bad and sometimes this is not helping the driver or the team to control the driver in the best way as well. But Ferrari is Ferrari and the biggest, most famous team in Formula One, so you have a lot more pressure there than at another team.
For sure people around me, they always say don't do ovals, we are not happy to see you doing that. I'm not saying I'm scared, I'm not scared to do ovals. But I never thought about it. I was not really planning to go to do Formula Indy.
The worst feeling is when you don't have brakes, you cannot stop the car and you see that the wall is just coming in front of you. That's really a very scary moment.
When I entered Formula One in 2002 basically all I had was my talent, but now I also have the technical knowledge which enables me, together with my engineers, to fully exploit the potential of the car.
I really believe that if you deserve something then one day you will get it.
I am not really a problem personality.
I'm very confident about being on the grid in Australia in 2003.
I'm pretty relaxed, trying to enjoy the races, trying to do the best I can in the car, trying to the give the best to the team, and that's the most important thing.
Honestly, I think they need to work to improve the categories. If the driver goes from the go-kart to F3 one year and then to F1, why do we have GP3, GP2?
These days it is not very easy to overtake in Formula One, the cars have great aerodynamic downforce. When you are behind a car, you lose downforce.
It's jewelry for men, so definitely it's very nice to have a good watch on your wrist.
The accident did not change my life, change the way I think, the way I work. For sure, it gave me even more experience. The biggest problem was my sight, I couldn't see with my left eye.
Everything for us as a driver is related to our working, on your work and how you feel. It helps how you feel, how happy you are; also for your private life.
I was always interested in maybe being in Formula E as I said many times when I was still racing in F1.
I am happy to start from zero, to create, to restart.
What I'm really trying to do is make karting important like it is. I mean, karting is our sport, this should be really important.
When you're talking about proper competition, I think Formula E has good competition.
My dream is always to win the championship and I will keep fighting to achieve what I want.
I know I am lucky to be alive - but I will race again.
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