McLaren's Lewis Hamilton can become Formula One's youngest champion in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.
Hamilton said he is calmer and more confident than last season, when he lost the title despite a wide advantage over Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
The 23-year-old Briton leads Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa, by seven points ahead of the final race of the season, meaning that he needS only finish fifth to take the title, even if his Brazilian rival wins the race.
Hamilton spoke to fans and reporters at an event sponsored by a whisky brand, where the pilot became the evening's "designated driver" and drove two people home in A taxi by the end of a happy hour in a Sao Paulo bar.
