Formula one: Barrichello backs under-fire Massa

Former champion and IndyCar racer Rubens Barrichello believes Felipe Massa will return to form if he calms down and enjoys Formula One rather than stressing about recent outcomes. Massa has been unlucky to score a point this season and has gone 23 races without a podium. But Barrichello, who is close to Massa, still believes in his talent and aptitude. “It’s not a speed problem, it’s something that he needs to solve within himself,” Barrichello told Globo Esporte. “Massa just has to close his eyes and enjoy, remembering that he does this because he likes it. So we have to relax. It is just a moment, and every moment and race in Formula One is a cycle of life,” said the Brazilian who left the sport this season after being unable to find a seat.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 5^th, 2012.