Felipe Massa Hits Out At Fernando Alonso’s ‘Two Faces’

Fernando Alonso is a Formula 1 driver and person with “two faces,” according to his former teammate Felipe Massa.

Now-retired Brazilian Massa told Relevo that he is “not giving up” in his legal pursuit against the sport to rectify the outcome of the crash-gate marred 2008 championship.

In that year, prior to Alonso joining Ferrari, the Spaniard won the Singapore GP after Renault plotted a perfectly-timed safety car triggered by teammate Nelson Piquet’s deliberate crash.

“Incredible driver,” said Massa when asked about Alonso. “One of the greatest phenomena in F1, without a doubt.

“That doesn’t take away from what I think of him regarding the 2008 incident,” he added. “Fernando didn’t behave well.

“He never spoke about the subject, and it’s a shame because his greatness as a driver doesn’t correspond to how he acted there. He said he didn’t know anything – but he hid everything.

“This is not acceptable, because we’re talking about a great man at a sporting level.”

However, 43-year-old Massa says he had a decent relationship with Alonso during their time together at Maranello.

“I never had a problem with Fernando,” he said. “But he always had two faces – two personalities. One that he showed, one that he brought out behind closed doors.

“He was only focused on himself. In 2010 he had a great championship, he deserved to win, but he lost it perhaps due to a mistake in strategy. He lost two world championships in the last race and I think everything happens for a reason,” Massa added.

“Nothing is by chance in our lives.”