Felipe massa lifts lid on close michael schumacher relationship

Felipe Massa has admitted he had a “close” relationship with Michael Schumacher when the pair were team-mates at Ferrari. The Brazilian stressed he “learned a lot” about the sport after

working with the seven-time world champion. He reveals he was “lucky” to have had the opportunity to work closely with the F1 legend despite their partnership lasting just one year. Speaking

to Polish site Swiat Wyscigow, Massa said: “It was great. I mean, it was a great experience. “It was a great time to be able to be teammates with Michael Schumacher. I learned a lot from

him. He was an amazing driver. The way he was working… We were very close as well. In the end I was lucky to be part of that experience.” Massa replaced fellow Brazilian Rubens Barichello at

the Scuderia for 2006 after his Sauber deal expired. The younger won two races in his first season in the team with victories in Turkey and Brazil. READ MORE: FELIPE MASSA IDENTIFIES THREE

MAJOR ISSUES FERRARI 'NEED TO FIX' However, it was to be Schumacher’s last year at the Prancing Horse after he walked away from F1 despite winning seven races across the campaign.

Schumacher has previously described Massa as one of his “good friends”. The German almost stepped in for his former team-mate after Massa was injured in a crash at the 2009 Hungarian Grand

Prix. However, he had to call off a potential return after suffering his own injury in a motorcycle accident. Massa was replaced by Luca Badoer and then Giancarlo Fisichella before returning

in 2010. Kimi Raikkonen partnered Massa at Ferrari in 2007 while Schumacher returned to Grand Prix racing with Mercedes in 2010.