Ecclestone expects fair play in Brazil
Bernie Ecclestone believes Michael Schumacher will behave sportingly in his final Formula One Grand Prix in Brazil this weekend
Renault's Fernando Alonso needs to score just one point at Interlagos to be sure of a second successive Formula One title, even if Ferrari's Schumacher wins the last race of his career before retirement.
Alonso is 10 points clear of Schumacher with both drivers having seven wins each this year.
Ecclestone has shrugged off concerns about the German's record of colliding with rivals in previous title deciders - notably with Damon Hill in 1994 and Jacques Villeneuve in 1997.
"In my opinion, Michael will drive in the most correct manner he has ever driven in Formula One," Ecclestone told The Times newspaper. "He's taken the attitude that if it's going to be, it's going to be."
If he wins in Brazil, Schumacher could retire from Formula One with 92 Grand Prix wins, the same amount as Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost combined.
Ecclestone reckons Schumacher's achievements will never be matched.
"His record will not be eclipsed," Ecclestone added. "Certainly with Ferrari he's the one that drives the team. I'm not sure the other drivers are strong enough, willing enough or put enough into it to do that."
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