Dennis doubts Ferrari are title contenders

Michael Schumacher has made the most of improvements to his Ferrari 248 F1 and a more suitable Bridgestone tyre to claim pole position for this afternoon's race at Imola.

But Dennis thinks that Ferrari's pace is not necessarily an indication of their potential for the rest of the season, and he believes that the title will still be a battle between his team and Renault.

"If you look at the Bridgestone runners, they have done a better job here," he explained. "We have had the better tyre at the previous three races, and you have to look at the difference between Michael Schumacher and the next Bridgestone runner.

"With fuel corrected data, that will give you the benefit of how much Ferrari have improved over the next Bridgestone runner. Clearly they have improved their car, and they have done a great job.

"But our target is the Renault. We were strong in the first two practices, and a more perfect lap  from Kimi [Raikkonen] would show how close we were. Our first target is the first lap, then to finish, and then to finish well.

"I still feel that the world championship is going to be fought between two teams - but I might be wrong, and Ferrari could maintain the fight with Bridgestone."