Zoom Last lap heartbreak for Felipe Massa

The following is the second part of the FIA press conference from the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Felipe Massa dominated the season finale to take the chequered flag from Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen.

For Massa, certainly a champion in waiting, it was a cruel day on home soil.

The top three take questions from the media.

Q: (Fulvio Solms – Corriere dello Sport) Felipe, how do you now consider this cruel day; is it a day to remember, to forget or to cancel with another better day?
FM: To remember. I think it was a great day. As I said, we won the race, we did a perfect job, for a Brazilian to win the race in Brazil is already very special, so it’s a day to remember. You always need to remember the difficult moments. Today was a great moment but at the same time it was a difficult one, so it was a fantastic day to remember and to learn even more on this day.

Q: (Rodrigo Gini - O Estado de Minas) Felipe, you ended the season with more wins than Lewis, so does it make you regret more the points that you lost during the season or does it bring you any kind of consolation on that fact?
FM: Well, it shows that we were very strong this season, we could have won even more races but it shows that we did a great championship. But at the end of the day you need the points. I would easily exchange one win with a point today. But anyway, I’m very proud of my victories, about the championship and it shows that we are very strong.

Q: (Adam Hay-Nicholls - Metro) What do you think you are going to do tonight? Are you in the mood for a few drinks?
FM: Yeah, for sure, a few drinks, some caipirinhas, to enjoy the moment. Nevertheless, I won at home and that’s a great thing. We won the Constructors’ championship, it’s a great day. As I said, now we need to think about the next step which is the beginning of the next season and think about the next championship. But today we need to celebrate with our friends, my family, my wife, my manager, my team, so everybody who did a great job today, the sponsors.

Q: (Andrea Cremonesi – La Gazetta dello Sport) Felipe, I was there in the pits and of course your family was upset. What are you going to say to them, to console them and then, how did you know that you were winning the championship, because the last few laps were so confusing? Was it from the people in the grandstand?