“Yes guys! That is Glock”– Felipe Massa confirms he will pair up with the driver who denied him only shot at world championship against Lewis Hamilton

Tanish Chachra | 06/02/2022
Felipe Massa confirms he will pair up with Timo Glock for the 2022 stock racing; fans' reactions straight away talk about their 2008 controversy.

Felipe Massa confirms he will pair up with Timo Glock for the 2022 stock racing; fans’ reactions straight away talk about their 2008 controversy.

Lewis Hamilton won his first career championship by a margin of a point. Felipe Massa, when crossed the line, was leading the championship, but Timo Glock, being overtaken by Lewis Hamilton, overturned the season’s results.

For long, Glock wasn’t forgiven by the Brazilian fans witnessing their local hero being snubbed for the championship at his own home. In 2021, both drivers’ conversation about that incident was released online.

Glock explained that it wasn’t a deliberate act. Whereas. Massa also seconded his reason. Therefore, that video played a crucial role in healing those wounds of Massa fans.

A few months later, Massa revealed that he would be partnering with Glock for the stock racing 2022. And fans are having a field day on the internet.

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Twitter reacts to Felipe Massa announcement

Felipe Massa’s comments instantly got reactions on the internet. They immediately reminisced the controversial day when they saw the two names together.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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