Rubens says title dream 'is realistic'

Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello has set his sights on beating team-mate Michael Schumacher to become world champion in 2003

Jan 16, 2003, 10:33 AM

The Brazilian, who finished runner-up last season, set out his goal in a press conference at the Ferrari ski weekend at Madonna Di Campiglio.

When asked if he believed that winning the championship in 2003 was a realistic aim, Barrichello replied: "I think so. In life, you've got to work for that, you've got to have dreams, you've got to have targets. I see the chances of winning as being realistic.

"If you ask me what are the targets, do you want to win the championship this year, it's always the target, it was last year, it has been all the other years. It's not because Michael has been winning so much that we say OK, we are not going to win, Michael is going to win everything again.

"It is another season, it all starts again, and I feel very proud to be part of the team again together with Michael and I think we do a good job together and hopefully one of us is going to win again," he added.