Todt cautiously optimistic
Ferrari team boss Jean Todt believes the team's new challenger, the 248 F1, will prove a major improvement from last year's, but the Frenchman was cautious in making any predictions for the upcoming season
Ferrari had an abysmal season in 2005 by their standards, finishing a distant third in the constructors' championship, after winning the title for six consecutive seasons.
But Todt believes his team and their tyre provider Bridgestone have now got a competitive package at hand.
"The 248 F1 is a well born car, with a new eight cylinder 2.4 litres engine, and an intense tyre development with Bridgestone," the Frenchman said at Mugello today.
"So this car should be a considerable step forward compared to last year, where we didn't get the results we hoped for and wanted.
"However, to be able to compare ouselves with our rivals, as far as tyres and teams are concerned, we have to see the other cars on track, when they will all be on track in identical conditions.
"Then we'll be able to have a precise idea of the strengths. At the moment it's impossible to tell."
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