“We will fight until the last lap of the last race” --Felipe Massa
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Oct 08, 2008
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Felipe Massa and his Ferrari team will be bidding for an overwhelming one-two triumph in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Mount Fuji as they try to rein in McLaren and Lewis Hamilton.
The ‘scarlet scuderia’ need a victory to boost their confidence and revitalize their challenge for this year’s Formula One world championship.
Massa, whose hopes of lifting the title suffered a setback when the team spectacularly bungled a pit-stop while he was leading the Singapore Grand Prix, said he remained positive.
“When you consider the championship, like I said in Singapore, it depends how you look at it: a seven-points gap can be a lot or it can be a little,” said the Brazilian.
“If you look at what happened to me in Singapore where my gap went from one point to seven so suddenly, then you have to consider it could easily go the other way as well.
“The most important element to consider is that we have a very good car. Without that, my chances would be much smaller.
“We have two good cars and we can try and get both of us to finish ahead of our rivals. It can be done and we need to think positive and we need to keep fighting to the last race.
“So, the motto for the rest of the season has to be look ahead and don’t give up.”
“This season we have shown good mental strength after bad performances,” Massa said. “There’s still 30 points to fight for.
“We will definitely not give up. We will fight until the last lap of the last race. That’s all I have on my mind now.”
Kimi Raikkonen, the reigning world champion, has been ordered to lift his game to aid the Brazilian’s title challenge.
“First I have to think about this weekend. Then we think about China and Brazil. If we put everything together and make it, it would be more than a dream come true.
“It would be something really indescribable for a Brazilian driver - a great country for motor sports. We had Senna, who was one of the most incredible drivers ever.
“It would be fantastic for my country. But now is not the right time to think about it.”
