Massa and Raikkonen are keen to compete in the new Ferrai Formula One car
while the sport's boss says he wants a change in the rules to ensure the
driver who wins the most races takes the world title.

MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, ITALY (JANUARY 15, 2009) WROOOM VNR -
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa says the disappointment at missing out
on the 2008 world championship would motivate him to take the title this
year.
Massa lost out when Britain's McLaren's Fewis Hamilton snatched fifth
place on the final corner of the season ending Brazilian Grand Prix to take
the championship by a single point from the man who won the race.
Speaking at Ferrari's annual winter retreat in the Italian Alps, the
Brazilian said: "I think it was probably the most incredible end of a
season and unfortunately we were one point behind but I think in terms of
personal experience it was great to be even more motivated for this
season."
With new technical specifications in the 2009 rulebook, designed to
make the sport more competitive, Massa emphasised the importance of getting
the season off to a good start.
Cars have new aerodynamic designs to boost overtaking, slick tyres
have returned and the kinetic energy recover system (KERS) will take time for
drivers to get used to.
"I think it will be a very different season because the technical
rules are quite different. But I think everybody's starting a little bit from
zero and you need to be ready straightaway to fight, you need to be even more
efficient working with the team to have a good car straightaway," he
said.
Massa's team mate, Finn Kimi Raikkonen, shrugged off speculation about
his Ferrari future and said he was looking forward to a more exciting season
given the new regulations.
The 2007 champion, who scraped third place last year in a disappointing
season, is eager to see if new aerodynamic car designs and other changes make
overtaking easier and create more of a show.
Pundits questioned his motivation at times last season but the Finn,
who will take part in the Arctic Rally this month, has dismissed any notion
that he was falling out of love with Formula One and said he was "nicely
surprised" by the team's 2009 car, which was unveiled earlier in the
week.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone made a surprise visit to
Ferrari's ski resort and outlined his plans to change the scoring system so
the driver who wins the most races becomes the champion.
Although unsure if his idea would be adopted for this season, which
starts in Australia on March 29, Ecclestone said: "What I'm trying to see
is that the person who has won the most races is the world champion. It's a
bit cranky that although somebody who maybe won one or two races has got more
points than the guy who won five races. It just doesn't seem right.
"I'm sorry to have to say this, although he would admit it, Lewis
(Hamilton) in lots of cases didn't bother to try and win because to get two
points it's not worth taking the risk. I want them to take the risks. He did
what he had to do to win the championship. I'm not complaining, I don't blame
him."
Ecclestone had never previously visited Ferrari's ski retreat but
denied he had come to smooth over tensions with Ferrari president Luca Di
Montezemolo after some recent spats.