Mika Hakkinen declared yesterday that he is not at all nervous about the championship-deciding race. In his ongoing battle with Michael Schumacher he said he will just treat it like just another race he wants to win.

"Every Grand Prix this season I've been going to win. I'm not nervous at all."

"I don't think we need magic, I don't think we need luck. I don't want to think about the pressure situation. When we go to Suzuka, it doesn't matter if I'm leading the race or running second. It just doesn't matter," the Fin added.

Hakkinen said about Schumacher saying he will win the championship next week: "You have to race against the others (...) you just can't race against one guy."