Can Felipe Massa Break Mercedes’ Stranglehold at 2014 Brazilian GP?

When it comes to drivers upping their game for their home race, few on the current grid can match Felipe Massa. While world champions such as Lewis Hamilton, who in July told the Daily Mail's Jonathan McEvoy that the local fans "spurred me on" to victory in the British Grand Prix, and Fernando Alonso, who after his third win on home turf last year told Ferrari's official website that "the emotion is still very strong," are followed by millions, their relationships with their supporters do not compare to that of Massa's. Unlike his peers—and, indeed, the majority of athletes and sports teams—it is a two-way street whenever Massa arrives at the Interlagos circuit for a Brazilian Grand Prix. He, as you would expect, absorbs the en...

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