Mugello , Italy ( CNN ) -- Felipe Massa can be forgiven for feeling a little emotional ahead of this weekend 's Brazilian Grand Prix . After notching up 11 wins in eight years for Ferrari , a longevity that makes him the famous Italian Formula One team 's second-longest-serving driver , his last race for the Scuderia will be at the track he calls home . Few nations can deliver the passion for motorsport and race-day color that Brazil offers , or match the country for its production-line output of star drivers such as Ayrton Senna , Emerson Fittipaldi , Rubens Barrichello and Nelson Piquet . But for the latest talent from those shores , there is good reason to be anxious throughout the festivities that will take place at the Sao Paulo-based Interlagos circuit . `` We 've always had great drivers in Brazil and many champions , I think racing is in our blood , and it 's very special to be part of Brazil and to carry on fighting , '' Massa told CNN 's The Circuit . `` But Brazil is getting less and less drivers , you know , so now I am the only Brazilian Formula One driver . `` It 's difficult to see other drivers that can replace me for the future . When I was racing in little categories -- Formula Renault , Formula 3000 here in Europe -- in every category there was one Brazilian fighting for the championship , for victories . `` And now you do n't see it anymore . It is definitely a worry and is something that ... I think our organization , our federation , should do something to improve our school in Brazil . '' The 32-year-old , who has agreed a deal with Williams for the next three seasons after being replaced by Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari , believes Brazil needs to invest more on young talent and build on the strengths of its go-kart program . `` Something 's changed , especially in the school categories . We do n't have another category after go-karts . Any way I can help ... I would do everything I can because Brazil is a very special country for motor racing , '' Massa added . Despite his fears for the future , Massa is passionate about the role Interlagos has played in his career . `` Well , I love that track . I mean , I started there . On the other side of the wall there 's the go-kart track , and this side of the wall is the normal racing track for the cars . I started when I was eight in go-karts , so I spent my life there and it 's a fantastic track , '' he said . These fond memories persist despite Interlagos also being the location where Massa was narrowly beaten by McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton to the drivers ' world title in 2008 , finishing just one point behind the Englishman despite his victory . `` Even if I lost the championship there in the last corner , I won the race . I started in pole position , I did the quickest lap of the race , so everything was perfect , '' he said . `` For sure I lost the championship ... but I also had a great race in Sao Paulo and I had also a great championship as well . '' Ferrari has not always been the easiest team to be a number two driver -- as Barrichello found out when he had to take a back seat to the ambitions of Michael Schumacher from 2000-05 . Massa , likewise , has had second billing at Mugello since the 2010 arrival of double world champion Fernando Alonso . Team orders have often been enforced to the detriment of Massa 's own goals , but he says there are no regrets over his time driving behind the `` Prancing Horse '' badge . `` For sure you always have days where you expect better results and better things , but ... I had a lot of great times with Ferrari and very good years , '' said Massa , who suffered a horrific accident in Hungary in 2009 that kept him out of the car until the following season due to serious head injuries . `` Good fights , you know , victories and some difficult days , even one big accident that I had , which was also part of my history and my life . But I think I would not change anything in my life . I am very happy and I have zero frustrations in my life , '' he added . No frustrations , maybe , but he still has an unfulfilled ambition of becoming world champion which , despite the domination of Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bulls , burns on inside his heart . Getting back in the winning habit in front of a home crowd would be a big step in the right direction . `` When I do n't believe anymore , I would stop racing , '' he said . `` I mean , I really believe in myself , I know what I can do and I am really looking forward to having my championship , my title , and working on that . '' Massa 's bid for a `` home victory '' got off to a steady but unspectacular start Friday , claiming seventh fastest time in afternoon practice in his Ferrari , but quicker than teammate Alonso , who was 11th best . Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in both sessions for Mercedes , with four-time champion Vettel second best in the afternoon runs as he bids for his ninth straight win and 13th of the season .
Felipe Massa is lining up for his final race for Ferrari this weekend at his home circuit . The Brazilian is moving to the Williams team after being replaced by Kimi Toyota . Ferrari is worried that Brazil 's crop of racing stars appears to be waning . Qualifying : Hamilton was fastest in practice Friday with Massa back in seventh .