Oct.6 (GMM) Felipe Massa says he is ready to help Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen to secure the drivers' title.

The Brazilian, who mathematically dropped out of the championship battle in Japan a week ago, qualified third in Shanghai on Saturday and vowed to try to win the Chinese grand prix.

"But clearly if it is required, I am ready to help the team and keep alive its chances of winning the drivers' title," he was quoted as saying in the Italian team's press statement.

Raikkonen, who is a distant 17 points behind McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton, qualified behind the British rookie in China.

Due to McLaren's exclusion from the constructors' standings for espionage, Maranello based Ferrari has already won that title.

Raikkonen said on Saturday: "We know the situation in the championship is pretty compromised but I will do my all to try and win."