Former Formula One driver Felipe Massa reveals some of his new plans with electric karting.
Felipe Massa was a Formula One driver from 2002 all the way until 2017, racing at Williams, Sauber and Ferrari.
Massa is now the FIA president of karting and the Brazilian is optimistic about the chances of electric karting becoming an Olympic sport.
The former Ferrari driver's ambition is to have the sport competing at the world's biggest sporting event from 2024 onwards.
Massa was speaking to Brazilian TV programme, Conversa com Bial, and said:
"Karting from 2024 is intended as an Olympic sport during the Olympic Games in Paris."
The FIA president of karting is desperate to give something back to the sport.
"I have achieved so much in my career, so much more than what I dreamed of," Massa added.
"It is valuable to give something back to the children in sports and the school of racing called karting."
It's not your standard Olympic sport, but certainly just as important as all of the others to make it as a big-time Formula One driver.
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