Felipe Massa is elected one of the 100 most famous athletes in the world.

Felipe Massa is elected one of the 100 most famous athletes in the world. At age 36, Felipe Massa was voted one of the 100 most famous sportsmen in the world, for an American group. The list of ESPN World Fame was developed by the analyst of the broadcast Ben Alamar, and released on Tuesday (30).

Ben, with contributions from ESPN journalists around the world, used the popularity of sportspersons on social networks, popularity of Google’s search, and the capability of athletes to generate revenue for sponsors.

With almost 3 million followers in their social networks, Felipe is in 92º position of the ranking. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are also on the list.

In Facebook, Felipe Massa accumulates more than 750 thousand followers. The driver, who has 11 wins in Formula 1, likes to show his moments in family, friends and moments on track, having a great power to sow contents and generate spontaneous media. Special highlight for the participation of Felipe Jr. who had great moments like the race against his friend and neighbor Daniel Riccardo, RBR driver, and the narration of his toy car race for “Uncle Galvão Bueno.” The videos propagated in the network, reaching over 30 million views.
In Instagram, Felipe has already passed the mark of 1 million followers, lovers of races. In the social network, he makes a point of showing the routine of a F1 driver, the family, the affection of the fans, in addition to displaying the moments of his daily life in Monaco.

But the most popular social network of the Brazilian driver is Twitter, with 1.1 million followers. In the micro-blog, Massa publishes phrases and comments publications that involve his name. Twitter is very strong in countries like England and Italy, europeans are their big fans, Felipe raced for Ferrari and Williams.

When Felipe is asked if he is happy with his career in Formula 1 he replies:

“I’m very proud to be here for a long time. Even though I have lost championships by one point, I have achieved many dreams. I got more than I expected. “

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