Emerson Fittipaldi told the Brazilian site TotalRace that he saw Felipe Massa as capable of fighting for the title in 2012: “Without a doubt, Felipe will be able to adapt his driving style to the new Ferrari, which will be a better car. He will have his chance.”<\/p>\n
The twice world champion in 1972 and 1974 adds accordingly: \u00ab The Pirelli tires have made things a bit more difficult for aggressive drivers like Felipe. But he is fast, and he hasn’t lost any skill following his 2009 accident. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Emerson compares Massa’s accident in Hungary to his own accident during an IndyCar race in Michigan in 1996 and to Nelson Piquet’s accident in Imola in 1987: \u00ab Massa’s accident was different from Nelson Piquet’s in 1987 and mine in 1996 at Michigan. He was hit on the head and he passed out, it’s different. I know the psychological effects. \u00bb<\/p>\n
The Brazilian champion advocates for Massa and still believes in him: \u00ab Felipe can still achieve good results, but it will depend on Ferrari’s performance. But he has a chance to fight for the title as he did before. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The double Brazilian world champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, believes that his compatriot Felipe Massa can still fight for the world champion title in the coming years and particularly in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":41566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[353,364],"class_list":["post-20136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-massa","tag-ferrari"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n