Massa calms the controversy

Fernando Alonso being the future teammate of Felipe Massa at Ferrari, the Brazilian had to come back on the comments he had made. Indeed, the 2008 world vice-champion had declared that Fernando Alonso must have been aware of the organization of Nelson Piquet Jr?s voluntary accident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. During this race, the Spaniard had refueled just before his teammate's crash, thus promoting his rise in the peloton and his victory. When the case was judged by the FIA ​​World Council, Fernando Alonso was cleared, on the grounds that he was not aware of the scheme.

Felipe Massa therefore wanted to return to his comments, concerning the driver with whom he will live together at Ferrari from next season. “ What I said was the result of an intuition. It is not based on any concrete evidence. » To corroborate his statement, the Brazilian relies on the conclusions of the FIA. “ The World Council announced that there was no evidence that Fernando knew and I respect that conclusion. »

However, Felipe Massa, who wishes not to offend his future teammate, still regrets the circumstances of the Spaniard's victory for the first night Grand Prix in the history of the Formula 1. " Obviously, I am very disappointed by what happened last year in Singapore: I have already said several times what I thought on this subject and it is now time to close this chapter and turn to the future. What is certain is that this episode will in no way hinder the relationship that I will have with Fernando when we are teammates. » The Spaniard will appreciate it. But this development could be the first episode of a possible rivalry between the two drivers.