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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Felipe Massa would like to forget his effort at last year's Australian Grand Prix. It lasted less than a minute. But the Brazilian used that experience as a starting point to go on and become key to Ferrari's resurgence in 2007, even winning two of the last five races. Last year's race was a disaster for Ferrari, when Melbourne was the third race of the season. ...

Felipe Massa's win at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday ended a decade-long drought for the home crowd. Local fans hadn't celebrated a Brazilian victory at Interlagos since 1993 when three-time champion Ayrton Senna took the checkered flag. ``I'm sure after today's victory my life will change a lot, especially in Brazil,'' Massa said. ``Brazilian people love Formula One, and hopefully I can give them a lot more good results ...

Fernando Alonso successfully retained the Formula One championship when he was second to Felipe Massa in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Michael Schumacher, who needed to win the final race of his great career to keep alive his title chance, had a punctured tire less than 10 laps into the race and dropped out of contention early. The seven-time champion finished fourth, and drove into retirement. Massa, Schumacher's Ferrari ...

Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, finishing ahead of rival Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, trailing Alonso by 10 points for the Formula One championship, will start the final race of his 16-year career in 10th place after mechanical problems in the final part of qualifying. Schumacher's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa, racing in front of his home crowd, won the pole position in one minute 10.680 seconds at the 4.3-kilometre Interlagos circuit. ``It's a ...

Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello will try to end a decade-long drought for the home crowd at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Local fans haven't celebrated a victory in the Brazilian GP since 1993, when three-time champion Ayrton Senna won at Interlagos in a McLaren-Ford. Barrichello came closest while driving for Ferrari, finishing third two years ago in his best result in 12 tries. He is not confident about ...

Felipe Massa is willing to relinquish victory in front of his home crowd to help Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher clinch the Formula One title in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. The Brazilian driver said he can put aside his dream of winning a race at home if it comes down to aiding Schumacher in his battle against Fernando Alonso. ``As a Brazilian driver, this is the most important race,'' Massa said. ...

Felipe Massa upstaged Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher by taking pole position Saturday for the Japanese Grand Prix. Schumacher, with a possible Formula One title on the line in Sunday's race, was second, while reigning world champion Fernando Alonso starts from fifth position. Schumacher and Alonso are tied atop the drivers standings on 116 points after 16 races. Schumacher, who will retire after this season, could wrap up his eighth world title if he wins Sunday and Alonso drops out ...

When it comes to Italy and Brazilian Felipe Massa, it's amore _ which is just as well since Massa drives for Italian team Ferrari. ``I love to come here in Italy,'' Massa said. ``For me, it is a very special country, which I love and the people are very nice, and especially the food.'' Massa, who holds an Italian passport, has been with Ferrari since 2003, first as a test ...

Felipe Massa went for a couple nice rides last Sunday. First, he tooled his Ferrari around Istanbul Park 58 times for his first Formula One victory. Afterward, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, second and third at the Turkish Grand Prix, hoisted Massa on their shoulders. ``It's just fantastic, I've been working so hard through my whole career to get to this moment,'' Massa said. ``These two guys know what I'm talking about.'' Alonso and Schumacher, who hold eight world ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP)_ Felipe Massa of Ferrari won the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday from the pole position, his first Formula One victory in his 67th race. ``It's like a dream come true,'' he said, openly choking back tears after an emotional victory. Renault's Fernando Alonso held off Ferrari's Michael Schumacher in a thrilling duel over the last dozen laps to take second and increase his lead slightly over the ...