Ex-Formula 1 star Felipe Massa shows off awesome gift from Vinícius Júnior
Ileana Sanchez
Dailysports's expert
Former Formula 1 driver and current Formula E competitor, Brazilian Felipe Massa, proudly showed off a stunning gift from Brazil national team footballer Vinícius Júnior. Massa took to his Instagram Stories to share a photo displaying the present and to thank Vini for it.
In the image, Massa is seen holding up a pair of personalized The Vini Jr. Mercurial Vapor boots by Nike, custom-made for Vinícius. He captioned the photo with the message: “Thank you, @vinijr!!! We’ll be at the game tomorrow!! We really loved the gift!”
It’s worth noting that tomorrow, Brazil’s national team will play a crucial home match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay. The Brazilians have yet to secure direct qualification for the tournament and currently sit fourth in the qualifying table.
For reference, Felipe Massa raced in Formula 1 from 2002 to 2017, competing for Sauber, Ferrari, and Williams. He claimed a total of 11 Grand Prix victories and finished as runner-up in the F1 championship standings twice, in 2007 and 2008.
