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Ferrari not changing approach

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali insisted that his team's appraoch to the final race in Brazil would not change even though Felipe Massa's chances are really in the hands of others. 

"I think that the approach cannot change because on the one hand, our destiny is not in our hands, because to win the title with Felipe we need to win, first of all, and we need to see a not really good race from Hamilton," Domenicali said.

"On the constructors' side, the situation is different because we know that we have this margin which is not enough because you never know what can happen," he added. "You saw on Sunday that once again Kovalainen had a problem. He may have another puncture at the wrong moment so it's still open, but this can happen to all the four drivers that can influence the result of drivers' and team's championships. The only thing we can do is try to work very hard to try to understand the performance of the car. We don't need to panic because, as I said, only a week ago it was different, and to make sure that we working well, with the right concentration."

But the pressure is shared, said Domenicali. "I think that the pressures are on both sides to be honest. I was discussing that this morning with (McLaren's) Martin Whitmarsh. We know that everyone is concentrated but terrified that something unexpected can happen. For sure, I'm expecting Lewis to think 'oh my God, I'm not expecting to have another difficult race.' On the other hand you may think that Felipe is doing the same, and we are doing the same as a team, so I think that in a way, it will be very important to keep cool, drivers' side and teams' side , and let's see what will be the outcome of both championships in Brazil."

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