Acenyc wrote:Why? What is your problem with him? He's a great racer, a good sportsman and a genuinely nice guy. I think a lot of the current field would have handled the scenario at Interlagos at the end of last year a lot worse than Felipe, who really showed what sport is all about on that podium and in that press conference.
When Massa lost the championship he cried like a baby. He cracked. The year before when Hamilton lost by one point, he took it like a man. Knowing that he would be winning many championships for years to come, defeating all commers.
Are you telling me you would not have cried? I most certainly would have, having given the season my all and losing out on the championship at my home race, in difficult conditions.
He lost the championship by a single point, he had driven spectacularly all year, was the most improved driver after 2007 and did everything right in that last race. He needed pole position, he got it. He needed the win, he got it. He was faced with difficult conditions, in which he is supposedly no good, and he drove the best race of his life. There was nothing bad about Massa being tearful on the podium. A man who is afraid to cry is no man at all.
He showed great pride, great sportsmanship, congratulated Lewis on his championship
and told the Brazilian public that they should be celebrating and cheering for Hamilton, not booing him. It was the single greatest display of sportsmanship I have seen for a long time, and the fact that you cannot understand that says a lot about the kind of person you are, sir.
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