I admire Massa. His humanity is delightful. The way he handled the chaotic events of last year’s championship was simply heroic. He’s become so much more the complete driver over the past two seasons and it will be bloody marvellous to have him back fighting at the front of the grid again next year.

All that said….his touching beliefs could be seen as shallow and dangerous. Fi is as excitiing as it is because it pits human skill in handling technology at the very edge.

The laws of physics are fixed and immutable. Nothing else is involved.

I agree with you to a certain extent, at least my interpretation of what you are saying.

Good can come out of bad experiences. Speaking personally, in 2003 I became extremely ill. And in line with what Andy and Neitchze both suggest, I now wouldn’t be without the experience as I got a lot from it. I learnt what is important in life to me, and that is beyond price although the price was five years of serious illness. However, a friend of mine had the same problem and he died. Massa seems to be suggesting there was some overarching reason why I’m alive and he’s dead. I’m not sure why but I find that suggestion sort of offensive.

Massa is saying that everything has a purpose (turn, turn, turn – probably too obscure a comment for someone 25 years old). Or in other words bad things are targetted as some sort of character-building exercise. Well I’m 62 and I can tell you that my experience of life is not quite so rosy. It don’t work that way.

I’m not suggesting age brings wisdom. Einstein was your age when he worked out relativity. Youth is underated by the old. But experience is similarly treated by the young.

It’s a nice thought and if it gets anyone through the bad times well who am I to take the comforter from their lips. But there is a ruler of the universe, someone pulling the strings, and its name is Random.

That said, I like Massa. We could do with more drivers in F1 who are pleasant lads. I’d listen to whatever he had to say about driving.

1) Read what Massa says, it’s not ‘everything is pre-ordained’- that’s JA’s summary in 3 words.

2) Massa says ‘everything in life has a meaning, if something bad happens it’s because you need to learn, to grow’.

I don’t know how young you are, but I am only 25 and I have been through ‘bad’ events that most 25 yr olds haven’t. I know now, many years down the line that these events, which seemed ‘bad’ at the time, have had a positive part to play in getting me to where I am now.

Some people go through this sort of thing and manage to ‘unlock’ their potential thereafter-
Massa will be world champ.

Shallow, me? I just look a things differently to your average 25 yr old.