Felipe Massa had a terrible year in 2011. Team mate Fernando Alonso wrung every ounce of pace out of the Ferrari, taking one win and nine further podiums.  He narrowly missed out on third in the drivers' championship, with 257 points—just one behind Mark Webber in the pace-setting Red Bull. By contrast, Massa managed no better than six fifth places.  With fewer than half the points of Alonso, he was a distant sixth in the championship—only 29 points ahead of Nico Rosberg in the much slower Mercedes. While the changes to the tyres may not have suited his style, it's the driver's job to adapt to change.  Prone to emotional outbursts and clearly feeling the pressure, his performances were simply not good enough. Mass...

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Felipe Massa had a terrible year in 2011. Team mate Fernando Alonso wrung every ounce of pace out of the Ferrari, taking one win and nine further podiums.  He narrowly missed out on third in the drivers' championship, with 257 points—just one behind Mark Webber in the pace-setting Red Bull. By contrast, Massa managed no better than six fifth places.  With fewer than half the points of Alonso, he was a distant sixth in the championship—only 29 points ahead of Nico Rosberg in the much slower Mercedes. While the changes to the tyres may not have suited his style, it's the driver's job to adapt to change.  Prone to emotional outbursts and clearly feeling the pressure, his performances were simply not good enough. Mass...

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