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Massa retirement signals end to 41-year F1 record

Felipe Massa is set to retire from Formula 1 for the second time at the end of the 2017 season, which will not only mark the end of his long career that began in 2002 but also another record in the sport after 41 years. The 36-year-old is the last man standing in terms of being at the end of a long list of drivers to have been a teammate of record championship winner Michael Schumacher. Barring another dramatic comeback by Massa to the sport, after he went back on his initial decision in 2016 following Valtteri Bottas' move to Mercedes, the 2018 season will be the first since 1976 that will not showcase someone to have partnered the German great. Meanwhile, Robert...
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