A major raft of car improvements is due when the European season begins in Barcelona, but if the championship is still in a downward spiral, Ferrari could turn its focus to 2010, team boss Stefano Domenicali admits. "I think for sure we will see after Spain where we are," the Italian said in Shanghai. "In that period we will see really what can be the situation, so when we come back to Europe basically," said Domenicali. Observers are wondering if, in the post Ross Brawn, Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher era, elements of Ferrari's overly reactive and shambolic past are creeping back in. But Domenicali insists he is thinking dispassionately about what road to take. "I think we have to wait. We need to stay cool. It is not easy, I know, but we need to stay cool because there are too many things that can change very quickly," he said.
PaddockTalk Perspective
The idea that Ferrari would write off the 2009 season this early is utterly ridiculous.
Follow the example of Renault.... who launched a concrete block to start 2008, but kept working and working to get it right, and finally showed some strength by the end of the season.
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