{"id":21116,"date":"2013-07-14T11:47:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T09:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/massa-has-ferraris-full-support\/"},"modified":"2013-07-14T11:47:18","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T09:47:18","slug":"massa-has-ferraris-full-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/massa-has-ferraris-full-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Massa has Ferrari\u2019s full support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=8919\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8919\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8919\" alt=\"Felipe Massa: Has crashed five times so far this season. Photo: Sporting Life\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/bcb2d_formula-one-racing-formula-1-auto-racing-monaco-f1-grand-prix-formula-one-grand-prix_2949885.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felipe Massa: Has crashed five times so far this season. Photo: Sporting Life<\/p>\n<p>A year ago <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/we-are-risking-our-lives-says-formula-1-drivers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Felipe Massa<\/a> seemed to be on his way out of <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/we-are-risking-our-lives-says-formula-1-drivers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> due to an unfortunate start to the season, scoring only 25 points from the opening 11 races before mounting a comeback in the second half of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve months on and the 32-year-old Brazilian is again in the firing line, crashing his car five times over four grands prix weekends \u2013 in Monaco, Canada, at Silverstone and then last Sunday when he spun out of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/formula-one-drivers-shun-german-grand-prix\/\" target=\"_blank\">German Grand Prix<\/a> on lap four.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, and with speculation rife as to his replacement given his contract expires at the end of the year, <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/sebastian-vettel-extends-contract-with-red-bull\/\" target=\"_blank\">Di Montezemolo<\/a> has publicly backed his driver, as was the case last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFelipe is fully aware he can count on our total confidence in him,\u201d said Di Montezemolo, speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope he will soon secure the results that will show his talent to the full, such as the great starts he pulled off at the last two grands prix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future? 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Photo: Sporting Life A year ago Felipe Massa seemed to be on his way out of Ferrari due to an unfortunate start to the season, scoring only 25 points from the opening 11 races before mounting a comeback in the second half of the campaign. 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