“I Was Definitely Not Sorry” – Massa Reveals He got “Political” Against Michael Schumacher at Ferrari

Former F1 driver, Felipe Massa, won his first F1 race at the Turkish Grand Prix in 2006. Following the race victory, he mentioned that he was sorry for Michael Schumacher.

However, in a recent podcast, he revealed that he was just “political” with the radio message against his then Ferrari teammate.

“So I said kind of ‘sorry for Michael’. But I was a little bit political,” he told the F1 Nation podcast. “I was definitely not sorry, you know, for what’s happened on the safety car.”

The race always looked like it was going to be Schumacher’s, but a mishap during the pit-stop ensured that he could recover to win the race.

“Because it was an amazing opportunity I had to have my first victory. In the end, I was a bit political. But I was definitely more happy than anyone on that situation,” the Brazilian said.

The double-stack pit-stop by Ferrari helped Massa rocket to his first-ever race victory in Turkey as his only possible threat, Michael managed to come home in P3.

Look back at how Michael Schumacher missed on the race win

Both Ferrari drivers were on prime form coming into the weekend in Turkey. Evidently, Massa secured his first career pole position. His teammate, Schumacher, lined up in P2. However, the race turned out to be a disappointment for the seven-time world champion.

When the lights went green, both the Ferrari drivers managed to escape the threat from Fernando Alonso going into turn 1. From there, the results were pretty much summed up to a Ferrari one-two. However, that only lasted until lap 13 because then occurred Vitantonio Liuzzi’s spin that led to him stalling his car going into turn one.

Consequently, the stewards opted for the safety car. The front runners saw that as an opportunity and went for the tire change. Unfortunately, Ferrari’s attempt at a double-stack with Massa and Schumacher backfired. This forced the German to slot in behind Alonso, coming out of the pits.

When the safety period ended, Massa was able to pull away from the Renault. However, his teammate got stuck behind Alonso and tried his best in getting past the Spaniard.

Unfortunately, all his attempts never offered him the breakthrough as he crossed the line in P3. The margins, though, were extremely small, to be precise, less than one-hundredth of a second behind Alonso.