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The Maranello team's two drivers are separated by just one point in the title chase and their well-matched speed makes it likely that they will be taking points off each other for the rest of the season.

With the fight for the championship so close, such freedom to race until one of them is mathematically out of the title hunt means the team run the risk of just missing out on the crown by sharing the points out too much.

But Ferrari team principal Jean Todt insists that Raikkonen and Massa will be left completely free to compete with each other.

When asked whether or not he would consider a change of tactics to favour one driver and maximize his points scoring chances, Todt said: "No. It will be something that will be inappropriate with drivers like Felipe and Kimi, doing such a good job, after 12 Grands Prix with just one point difference.

"Most of them had problems because of some mistakes that we did. They made some mistakes, but that is normal. We are human beings, and at the moment there is not any plan to make any kind of strategy between one or the other one."

After seeing Massa close down Lewis Hamilton's title advantage to 15 points with five races to go, and Ferrari now just 11 points behind McLaren in the constructors' championship pending an FIA Court of Appeal hearing, Todt believes the title fight is on.

"We feel it is still open. It will be tough, but it is always tough. And as I always said, we will try the best until the end and I believe we still can carry this on."