Felipe Massa will bid farewell to Ferrari this weekend and has insisted he will leave the Formula One team a happy man.
After eight seasons as a driver and a full 138 grands prix for Ferrari, Massa will pull on the red Prancing Horse overalls one final time on Sunday, appropriately in front of his own supporters in Brazil.
A new chapter in Massa's career beckons after it was announced last week that the 32-year-old would be joining Williams, effectively as No.1 driver given his greater experience than Valtteri Bottas. It will be something of a novel experience for Massa, given that his team-mates at Ferrari over the years have been Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso.
For the most part, Massa has been viewed as the second driver, always playing a subservient role. That has been most evident in his partnership with Alonso, as the Brazilian has been asked on more than one occasion to give way. Then there was the agony of missing out on the 2008 title when - despite winning the race from pole at Interlagos and being "champion" for 30 seconds - the crown was snatched from him dramatically by Lewis Hamilton.
Throw in his horrific accident in Hungary in 2009 in which he almost lost his life and you would expect Massa to reflect with some degree of bitterness on his time with the Maranello marque.
"I've had some great times, some difficult times as well," he said. "You would always prefer great results, great things rather than difficult things, but I've learned a lot from everything I've done at Ferrari. What I can say is I'm a very happy man. Looking back on my career, one I thought I'd never have, I have zero frustration."
With his final race with Ferrari just days away, Massa acknowledged there may be a tear in his eye at the finish line. "I will definitely miss the human element at Ferrari. It's really a family," said Massa. "It's difficult to have something like that. I have a lot of friends there, and I feel so good working with the team, the people.
"On the professional side, I'm happy but, on the human side, I will miss things at Ferrari. So when I get into the car for the final time, I know it will be very emotional. I love the track, I've always done a great job there, so I'd like a great finish with Ferrari, one last good emotional race."
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