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Did anyone really expect Felipe Massa to stay retired?

No matter the sport and no matter the country, it's tough for top athletes to truly retire. They know nothing else but competition and thrive on it. Some of the best athletes in the world walked away, only to return and fall flat on their faces. Thus, was it surprising to anyone in the Formula 1 world that Brazilian Felipe Massa will indeed race in 2017 after retiring? He is a 200/1 long shot on BetOnline motor sports odds to win the 2017 Drivers' Championship. F1 legend Michael Schumacher, Niki Lauda and Nigel Mansell also unretired at one point. Lauda retired as a two-time champion in 1979, returned in 1982 and lasted four seasons, winning eight races and another World title (1984)....
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