Ferrari has dropped a firm hint that it will soon switch its focus
on to the 2010 car, with its current F60 having failed to prove a match
for the race-winning Brawn and Red Bull Racing cars.
Having scored just one podium
finish so far this year, the team has little chance of turning its
fortunes around in time to battle for the title.
And that is why Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has suggested
that the team will soon start shifting its efforts on to making sure
that it gets its 2010 car spot on.
"I am confident we can improve our performance in the next races,
but having said that it is quite difficult if not impossible really to
dramatically change the car during the season without tests," di
Montezemolo told the official Ferrari website.
"When you have a car at the beginning of the season with certain
characteristics it is difficult to change it during the season between
one race and the other.
"But I am very confident we can improve our performances in the next
race, and then we will be fully concentrated to next year’s car,
without KERS, with clear rules after the important agreement that we
have been very pleased to find with the FIA last week."
Di Montezemolo has once again blamed the early season uncertainty
over double-decker diffusers for playing a part in Ferrari’s troubles
this season.
"Unfortunately we started the season with grey rules," he said. "It
is difficult to give a correct interpretation, and the proof is that
the three teams that have won the last F1 world championship – like
Ferrari, McLaren and Renault have made the same interpretation of the
rules, and they are not as competitive as before.
"This is one of the reasons of our battle, to have rules more
stable, clear, transparent, and we have done the car with the KERS, it
means more weight on the car and a lot of other teams have not done the
KERS.
"So if the federation wants to introduce the KERS, it has to be the
same for everybody. Now I think it is time to go back to clear rules."
FUCK ISRAEL 
where is everybody??????????it’s really quite in here…
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It’s the 3-week break till the next race…it’s not surprising lolI’ll have the highlight video of Britain up here next week 🙂
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yeah, i know, the break, and i should find some other things to do…i’m just a lil bit bored,hehe..well, it’s good to hear that the highlight video is coming up soon though, thanks saima!=)
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I think Luca M is right…though it´s not definite, I believe that focusing on next year´s car would be the best, provided all the politics drama DOES come to an end, with Mosley now being all pissed…*sigh* But perhaps it´s for the better if Ferrari shift their focus to next year, that way they can develop the car properly, it is impossible to do so during the season without testing. Has anybody proposed the reinstatement of in season testing? They should!
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I am glad they are thinking about preparing next years car. If they do not improve the current F60 to the level of Brawn and Red Bull’s performance, in Germany, I think it is right that they aim on perfecting next year’s car by starting it early! I’ll still be visiting the site during the 3-week break, dont worry! 😀 Can’t wait to see the highlight video!
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sure at one moment it will be needed to make a choice! what a waste of time this year with this kers! really that’s too bad! but more coz not every teams used it! and finaly that’s Kimi who struggle with a slower car!but for the moment, i just look forward the two next races! but i will not be at home for the next one! so pity! i will have to record it and watch it later! rrrrhope they will be able to improve again… and more than others to catch them!i’m happy to know that you will make a vid Saima! that will make us have patience before the next race! :)and hope all goes well for u!
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I just read from mtv3.fi (http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/f1/2009/06/907145), that Kimi is going to do some serious rallying. He will be driving in Neste Oil rally, which is held in Jyväskylä, Finland at the end of July. Neste Oil rally website is here:http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/Neste Oil Rally is part of rally WRC rally series and all the best drivers will be there. It is also propably the most fastest rally in the WRC calendar. They are doing speeds like 200 km/h in the middle of forest and gravel roads. I bet Kimi will be enjoying a lot.
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Awesome news! Thanks Pekka. Wow…that’s gonna be crazy. Hope Kimi enjoys it for longer this time 😛
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