Massa looks to home advantage

Felipe Massa hoped home advantage would help him in the final round of his Formula One title fight with Lewis Hamilton in Brazil. The 27-year-old Sao Paulo driver, who is chasing his first world title, said he had been well beaten by Hamilton and called on his team to provide him with a more competitive car for Interlagos. “For sure we are in a difficult position but we know many things can happen in one race,” said Massa. “We just need to keep our head up. It’s not finished yet. We’ve got to concentrate on our job and try to win the race and then what happens, happens. We’re still fighting for the drivers’ championship. We’re going to everything we can to achieve our target.

Massa has been on pole in Brazil for the past two seasons, winning in 2006 and finishing second last year after allowing Raikkonen to go past and win. “Always when you play at home you play better,” he said. “I’ve had a very good experience in Brazil in the last two years so hopefully I can repeat and have a great experience again. Hoping is important but you need a good car and I think we can have a better car in Brazil than today,” he said.