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Championship lead means little to Massa

Felipe Massa has taken the lead in the Formula 1 world championship standings. But according to the Brazilian Ferrari driver it means very little at the moment. Massa realizes there is still a long way to go for winning the 2008 F1 championship.

After winning last week's French Grand Prix Felipe Massa took over the lead from BMW's Robert Kubica. "It's nice to be leading the championship and to see your name at the top of the sheet, but to be honest, it means little at the moment and I have to concentrate on other things," Massa said. "There is still a very long way to go and being the leader changes nothing for me. I prefer to concentrate on my job and look at the testing and each race as it comes.

"Only after all the races will we see if we did everything right. Sure, it's good to be first and to come to the next race, leading the series and having won the last race. It gives you a boost, but that only lasts until it's time to start practice again. "

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