Felipe Massa to team up with Timo Glock

Felipe Massa announced on Brazilian television show Show do Esporte that he will team up with Timo Glock for the first Brazilian stock car race of the season, at Interlagos, on Sunday February 13. They will share the No. 19 Chevrolet Cruze of the Lubrax Podium team.

Ao Vivo dos Estúdios do Show do Esporte, neste domingo (6), Felipe Massa revealed an unpublished story like Timo Glock for a traditional Corrida de Duplas da Stock Car, que abre abre a temporada 2022 da categoria national. pic.twitter.com/RyLVzUTIkj

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The two drivers will thus be teammates a little more than 13 years after the finale of the 2008 season of Formula 1. At the time, Felipe Massa was seeking the world triple for Ferrari alors que Timo Glock pilotait pour Toyota. Le Brésilien avait fait ce qu’il fallait pour tenter de décrocher la couronne mondiale en remportant la course. Le clan auriverde pensait même avoir décroché le titre, mais la joie fut de courte durée. Au dernier virage, Lewis Hamilton, then on McLaren, overtook a Timo Glock in great difficulty on his Slick tires as the rain fell on the circuit. A saving achievement for the Briton since it allowed him to win his first world title. All this, in front of a Brazilian audience obviously committed to the cause of Felipe Massa. It was already in Interlagos.

“I never had anything against Timo, declared the former resident of the Scuderia during this announcement, I never thought he did anything intentionally against me. Anyone who understands motorsport knows that he had no business being in these conditions. I had this idea at the end of last year, after we met at the Brazilian GP. I shared it with my sponsors, who quickly accepted. In addition to what it means to team up with Timo in the whole motorsport context, it is clear that we are also looking for a good result. I am already in direct contact with him, sending him all possible information. »

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