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Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
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From autosport.com:
By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde Thursday, September 25th 2008, 11:26 GMT
Felipe Massa says he would be a worthy world champion even if he wins the title by one point, despite the controversy of the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver inherited the win at Spa after Lewis Hamilton was penalised for cutting a chicane when battling with Kimi Raikkonen.
The victory allowed Massa to score four points more than Hamilton, who was dropped down to third.
The Briton now leads the Brazilian by just one point with four races to go.
But despite winning the race off the track, Massa is adamant it will not change anything if he goes on to win the title.
"No. Definitely not. If I win the championship by one point, I am the winner. It doesn't change anything," Massa told reporters in Singapore.
The Brazilian insisted he was not interested in dwelling on the controversy, but he did say he thought the FIA decision to reject McLaren's appeal was fair.
"We don't need to think about that - we need to think about the championship, which is open," said Massa of the FIA decision.
"I think it was, in a way, looking at the rules, that the appeal was going to be very difficult for them. But you never know until we have the results. I think the result was pretty fair.
"But I am not thinking about that, I am thinking about this race. It is much more important than the media political pushing, so we need to think about the race – which is our main job."
Massa also said he is not thinking about getting help from teammate Raikkonen in the remaining races, despite the Finn being nearly out of contention.
"I don't expect anything," added Massa. "I expect me to do the best job and if I can win races, all four of them, then that will be best. Otherwise we need to finish in the best position possible.
"I am expecting to do my job in the best way I can, knowing that we have a very good possibility to win the drivers' championship and a very good possibility to win the constructors' championship. We need to think in that direction."
Jacques Villeneuve may have been an average driver, but he legitimately won the 1997 title. If Massa wins the title because of what happened in Belgium, his championship can be regarded as nothing but an undeserved farce.
By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde Thursday, September 25th 2008, 11:26 GMT
Felipe Massa says he would be a worthy world champion even if he wins the title by one point, despite the controversy of the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver inherited the win at Spa after Lewis Hamilton was penalised for cutting a chicane when battling with Kimi Raikkonen.
The victory allowed Massa to score four points more than Hamilton, who was dropped down to third.
The Briton now leads the Brazilian by just one point with four races to go.
But despite winning the race off the track, Massa is adamant it will not change anything if he goes on to win the title.
"No. Definitely not. If I win the championship by one point, I am the winner. It doesn't change anything," Massa told reporters in Singapore.
The Brazilian insisted he was not interested in dwelling on the controversy, but he did say he thought the FIA decision to reject McLaren's appeal was fair.
"We don't need to think about that - we need to think about the championship, which is open," said Massa of the FIA decision.
"I think it was, in a way, looking at the rules, that the appeal was going to be very difficult for them. But you never know until we have the results. I think the result was pretty fair.
"But I am not thinking about that, I am thinking about this race. It is much more important than the media political pushing, so we need to think about the race – which is our main job."
Massa also said he is not thinking about getting help from teammate Raikkonen in the remaining races, despite the Finn being nearly out of contention.
"I don't expect anything," added Massa. "I expect me to do the best job and if I can win races, all four of them, then that will be best. Otherwise we need to finish in the best position possible.
"I am expecting to do my job in the best way I can, knowing that we have a very good possibility to win the drivers' championship and a very good possibility to win the constructors' championship. We need to think in that direction."
Jacques Villeneuve may have been an average driver, but he legitimately won the 1997 title. If Massa wins the title because of what happened in Belgium, his championship can be regarded as nothing but an undeserved farce.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
