Brazil's top 10 Formula 1 drivers
Felipe Massa made his 150th start last Sunday in India. AUTOSPORT takes a look at his nation's legacy on Formula 1, and Edd Straw lists his top 10 Brazilian Formula 1 drivers of all time
Felipe Massa started his 150th grand prix in India on Sunday*. While it is a landmark that is approaching with little fanfare, he will become only the 32nd driver from that country to notch up a century-and-a-half of starts in the world championship.
Although it has been two decades since a Brazilian has won the world championship, a Formula 1 grid wouldn't seem complete without at least one representative from South America's largest country on it. That is testament to the impact that Brazil has had on F1 over the past four decades.
AUTOSPORT takes a look back at the greatest Brazilians to have raced in the world championship, judging their achievements not purely in terms of what they achieved on track, but on their wider significance for the country.
10. Antonio Pizzonia
Starts: 20 Best finish: 7th Best qualifying: 6th
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