F1 driver Massa revives title bid with European GP win

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

VALENCIA, Spain (AFP) — Felipe Massa revived his world title challenge Sunday when he won the European Grand Prix and erased bad memories of his explosive exit from the last leg of the F1 championship in Hungary three weeks earlier.

The 27-year-old Brazilian had been forced out of the race in Budapest while leading with three laps to go when his Ferrari's engine blew up.

But this time, despite a strong challenge from second-placed Briton Lewis Hamilton in his McLaren-Mercedes, he was able to complete the 57 laps distance and take the chequered flag for the fourth time this season..

"I am so glad, so happy, after such a bad result in Hungary and the way it ended there," said Massa.

"Everyone did a fantastic job for me and it is a great result for the...