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F1: Ferrari Signs Massa Until 2010
Written by: Adam Cooper
RACER Magazine   http://www.racer.com/speedtv
10/15/2007 - 07:00 PM
Maranello, Italy
 
Massa had the car to beat but the championship's mathematics forced him to cede the win to Raikkonen, to the disappointment of the local fans. (LAT Photo) ยป More Photos

Ferrari has given Felipe Massa the perfect homecoming present prior to the Brazilian GP by signing him up until 2010.

Inevitably Massa has been linked with the driver merry-go-round that is likely to be sparked when Fernando Alonso leaves McLaren, but Jean Todt insisted recently that there was no chance that the Spaniard could end up at Ferrari, thus displacing one of the current drivers.

Massa was also thought to be vulnerable because of the fractured relationship between Todt and Luca di Montezemolo. The latter is thought to be unhappy that Massa is managed by Nicolas Todt, and is sensitive to the obvious charges of nepotism that their relationship creates.

Intriguingly it's also rumored that Todt Sr.'s salary is linked to that of the "second driver."

As usual with driver
signings the team released the news in very basic terms:

"Ferrari announces that it has extended its agreement with the driver Felipe Massa through to the end of the 2010 racing season. Felipe has been contracted to the Scuderia since 2001. To date, he has taken part in 34 Grands Prix for the team. He has won five times, had sixteen podium places and finished 25 times in the points. He has secured eight pole positions and the same number of race fastest laps, with a total of 166 points scored."



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