Rubens Barrichello is despite to finally bag a home win at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and banish his bad memories of racing at his home track.
Brazilian hoping to taste home success for the first time
Rubens Barrichello is despite to finally bag a home win at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and banish his bad memories of racing at his home track.
Barrichello grew up within the shadows of the Interlagos track, but he has a shocking record at his home GP after failing to finish in ten of his first 11 races.
The veteran has driven in Formula One for 16 years but has never tasted a home GP victory, and in fact his best display has been a third-placed finish for Ferrari in 2004.
Trailing Brawn GP team-mate Jenson Button by 14 points, the 37-year-old knows a win is vital to keep himself firmly in the title hunt and, despite his poor record, he goes into the race in confident mood.
"I don't believe in bad luck," insisted Barrichello. "Someone famous once said, 'The more I work, the more luck I have', so it depends on how you work.
Problems
"All the problems I've had here in Brazil have sort of been human failures. I've actually gone off a few times.
"For me it's not bad luck that I finished a race without fuel in the car (in 2003), so I'm fine.
"In life we have what we plan or what we dream, so I have all the possibilities to have the best race of my career here and now and that's what I'm prepared to do.
"Obviously, I don't live in the past and I don't care about the results in the past. I care about what I can change. I just feel so great to be here, and for me this is already a winning year already.
"I put my hands into the sky to say thank you for the car I have and for the wins that I have had and for the chance I now have to win in Brazil.
"It is something I have been dreaming of for a long time. Hopefully I can just give everything and go for the win as I need it and want it so badly."
Future
Behind the scenes Barrichello is also attempting to resolve his future, this week admitting he is in talks with Williams about a drive for next year, as well as Brawn.
Yet he concedes that is far from bothering him, instead reflecting on his circumstances a year ago coming into this race when he feared his F1 career was coming to an end.
"It was a distraction last year when I got here and I had no job, not knowing whether I'd be back, wondering if it was my last race or not," he added.
"I didn't want it to be, but things were tougher than they seemed, so to be able to talk to teams this year and to see myself in a competitive car for next year is all I wish."
