Brazilian Felipe Massa, who races for the Ferrari Formula 1 team, announced on Monday that he has no plans of playing dirty in order to win in next Sunday's race in Interlagos, Sao Paulo.
The race will decide the winner of this year's World Championship of Drivers.
On one of his many promotional appearances, Massa took time to stop by an elementary school in Campo Grande, Sao Paulo. In front of more than 400 kids, Massa gave a motivational speech to the children and teachers alike. Apart from donating more than 1,200 books to the school's library, the driver also inaugurated the reading room of Felipe Massa.
In relation to Sunday's race, the Brazilian needs to win the race and hope that his rival, Lewis Hamilton, does not arrive better than sixth place. In order to win, Massa hopes to do his best and promises a clean race.
"Playing dirty has never been part of my game. I don't want anything to do with it. The only thing on my mind is winning the race. The rest does not depend on me. If I am champion, it will be a dream come true. If not, that's OK, I will try again next year," said Massa.
(Xinhua News Agency October 28, 2008)