Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Wasn't Massa faster in the Fez in that last year?

If you read his 2008 season review you can see that there were more than a few times where circumstances out of his control robber him of big points hauls;

- A driving style that did not suit an understeering Ferrari, especially in quali

(which seems to still be very apparent in the F150 italia)

- Drive thorugh penalty for team failing to prepare correct tyres in monaco

(which snowballed into his accident with sutil)

- Lewis robbing him in canada of a win

- Exhaust failure in france gifting massa the win

- Rediculous we weather calls by his team in silverstone

- European GP engine failure

- Italian GP quali fiasco (by both mclaren and ferrari) leaving him 14th

- Handing massa second place in china

And yet somehow matched a record of 10 fastest laps out of the 18 races.

In my opinion only, i think he was very unhappy at Ferrari and a horrible season only compounded his misery. He then took the very next opportunity to return to Mclaren, but for whatever reason didnt pan out that way.

I think the motivation story thrown around is true to a point. Its not tht he didnt want to go racing, he just didnt want to race for Ferrari anymore.

If you read his 2008 season review you can see that there were more than a few times where circumstances out of his control robber him of big points hauls;

- A driving style that did not suit an understeering Ferrari, especially in quali

(which seems to still be very apparent in the F150 italia)

- Drive thorugh penalty for team failing to prepare correct tyres in monaco

(which snowballed into his accident with sutil)

- Lewis robbing him in canada of a win

- Exhaust failure in france gifting massa the win

- Rediculous we weather calls by his team in silverstone

- European GP engine failure

- Italian GP quali fiasco (by both mclaren and ferrari) leaving him 14th

- Handing massa second place in china

And yet somehow matched a record of 10 fastest laps out of the 18 races.

In my opinion only, i think he was very unhappy at Ferrari and a horrible season only compounded his misery. He then took the very next opportunity to return to Mclaren, but for whatever reason didnt pan out that way.

I think the motivation story thrown around is true to a point. Its not tht he didnt want to go racing, he just didnt want to race for Ferrari anymore.

He lost a lot of motivation by the end of that season. I totally agree the points results and stats don't always tell the story of the years racing. Massa looks totally demoralised these days as well. It will be good to see how quickly he gets back on the pace.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • I don't know it is due to that. It could just be due to load on track being more than a dyno. But it would be nice to rule it out. We're talking a fraction of a second of pulling ~1 degree of timing. So it's not a lot, but I'd rather it be 0... Thicker oil isn't really a "bandaid" if it's oil that is going to run at 125C, is it? It will be thicker at 100 and thus at 125, where the 40 weight may not be as thick as one may like for that use. I already have a big pump that has been ported. They (They in this instance being the guy that built my heads) port them so they flow more at lower RPM but have a bypass spring that I believe is ~70psi. I have seen 70psi of oil pressure up top in the past, before I knew I had this leak. I have a 25 row oil cooler that takes up all the space in the driver side guard. It is interesting that GM themselves recommend 0-30 oil for their Vette applications. Unless you take it to the track where the official word is to put 20-50w oil in there, then take that back out after your track day is done and return to 0-30.
    • Nice, looks great. Nice work getting the factory parts also. Never know when you'll need them.
    • Thanks @jtha7 I will have a look around tomorrow but it is a prick of a spot. These are some photos i tried taking 
    • I take it that the knock retard is from bearings tapping a little tune? Thicker oil is a fragile bandaid. You need a much bigger oil cooler and probably the bigger pump being discussed.
    • Hi @Chupapy i had several leaks from coolant pipes being corroded, i also had one leak on back of the head onto transmission. For me that leak was from the turbo water line. Follow the line to the back of the head The hose and metal pipe had perished these are the best pics I took of it at the time
×
×
  • Create New...