Felipe Massa's race engineer has admitted a key advantage for Ferrari ahead of the 2008 championship showdown in Brazil.

While the Brazilian driver's title rival Lewis Hamilton must use a race-old Mercedes engine in his McLaren this weekend, both Massa and Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen will benefit from racing fresh units.

It means that unlike at all other races, either saving the engine for the next race, or surviving the race with a race-old powerplant, are uniquely not factors for those with scheduled new engines at Interlagos.

"It gives us more room to move," race engineer Rob Smedley told Switzerland's Motorsport Aktuell. "Basically it means we can drive the whole race with maximum revs."

Source: GMM