Championship not over for me - Felipe Massa
By Jay
August 9 2010
Felipe Massa has asserted that his Championship run this season ain't over, and he still has a chance.
Massa said that it would be premature to write him out of the championship as the general opinion in the paddock is that only five drivers have a realistic chance to win it viz., Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, and his team-mate Fernando Alonso.
However, last weekend's retirment of Lewis Hamilton from the Hungarian GP race saw Felipe Massa finishing a strong fourth position. He is now 64 points shy of the leader, while a whopping 175 points are up for grabs in the remaining races.
“This was my best result at this grand prix and I am happy that it came one year after my accident,” the Brazilian said after finishing fourth at Hungary last weekend.
“All things considered, it was a positive result and against rivals who were really flying, we did the most we could.
“A week earlier at Hockenheim and at the start of the season in Bahrain, we were the quickest, but apart from that, the Red Bulls have always been strongest. We have to continue to push on the development front to catch up – in four weeks’ time at Spa, we will see where we are compared to them."
"My championship definitely does not stop here; it has been a very special week for me and this has been a positive weekend for me and the team.”
Ferrari team boss, Stefano Doemnicali praised Felipe for his strong performance at Hungary.
“Red Bull was stronger than us (at Hungary, but we will definitely try again at Spa! I wish to congratulate Felipe, both as a driver and as a man; he managed a very difficult race without making the slightest mistake and as a man, he proved able to tackle in the best possible way a week when he was under a lot of pressure.
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