Straight From Brazil

First of all, I want to apologize for not having written the Japan and China columns, but there were many trips and events that kept me busy before the Brazil GP. I’d like to take this opportunity to be honest and tell you about my future.

There is a lot of talk about what’s going to happen, but I would like my readers, above all, to know that I am very proud of everything I have accomplished.

I am saying this because it seems like I still want to race because I have to prove myself, but this is not why I want to stay in F1. I want to keep going simply because I love it and I still have a lot of energy.

It seems like I started racing the other day, but it has been 21 years since my dad told me we might have to stop racing when we were about to start the 7th kart season. This was the greatest disappointment in my career.

It was very difficult for me to see my dad having to work double with his brothers and my grandpa at the construction material shop in Interlagos to get some extra money so that I could keep racing. Not to mention, the endless hours he would spend trying to get a sponsor. I cannot compare those hard times with what I live today. Those were very difficult times, but now

I feel proud. Proud of what I have achieved and proud of my family who made a lot of sacrifices so that I could be successful.

Now let me clear something up. I’m avid for challenge and victory. That is my motivation to continue working really hard and keep racing.

I would like to thank everyone who signed the petition and especially the ones who came up with it. It’s been so much fun to read the messages. My persistence has always been one of my best qualities and that’s what’s going to make me keep going on.

I have a chance of going to two very competitive teams: Honda or Toro Rosso.

This is what motivates me right now.

Once again I will say this: I am very proud of what I have accomplished and I thank God for everything!

Hooray for velocity!

Talk to you later,

Rubens Barrichello