I love people who are like the sun.
Theyare warm, kind and easygoing. They might fade away sometimes, but after all they will come back and fight. The flowers bloom as they smile. The sky gets bluer as they talk. My heart is filled with love and appreciation as they come into my sight.
Forexample, you, Felipe Massa.
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in 2011 when I first saw you on TV. I was tired of pausing our conversation and waiting for my ex-boyfriend 3 hours every other week, simply because he needed to watch F1. I was already a fan of basketball and football (Just a fan, not a player...I love watching sports games any way) before that, so I decided to think about this seriously, “Why don’t I justwatch F1 with him? At least we would have more common topics to talk about.” It was the very beginning, before I fell in love with F1, and you.
My ex was a crazy fan of the Red Bull team. He started to love Vettel even before he joined RB. Because of his favorites and Vettel’s outstanding performances in2011, undoubtedly I began my F1 story with support for Red Bull and Vettel. Well, I am still a fan of Vettel now. I like and admire him a lot, but instead of “like”, I love you.
The start of love for you was pretty random, maybe because the pronunciation ofyour name “Felipe Massa” sounds cool (whatever...), maybe because you and Hamilton and a season fighting with each other all the time (okay...), maybe because your son is the cutest little boy I have ever seen. Anyway, I cannot tell why. I do not know why. It was just random like a flash of sunlight coming through the window. I got to notice you among all the players. I got a chance to know about you. Then the love came.
Becauseof you, I decided to continue watching F1 even after the sad broken-up with my boyfriend. It was quite a big thing because I lost interest in many things after that twist. But I still had you. You started to be part of my soul, and I could not stop searching for the news of you. I cry every time you got to show your great talent in front of the world. I know you are such a brilliant driver, you just need a little bit more luck.
After being through all of the ups and downs with you in these three years, I would like to see a new Felipe Baby in Williams. I was never a fan of Ferrari anyway. The team does not matter. All I care about is you. I want you to be happydriving your car hearing the wind going by in the race. If you get a good score I might feel so proud, but if not, I will not be sad. Besides the ending, how much you enjoyed during the race is more important to you.
You said that it was quite embarrassing to have so many Chinese fans calling you “FelipeBaby” all the time. Haha it is actually our way of showing love to you. 30 years later, when you are with white beard smiling without teeth, you are still our Felipe Baby. You are still a man like the sun. No matter how many years pass by, the sun never changes.
You are my sunshine. Always.