Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne says it "breaks his soul" to see Ferrari suffering after yet another retirement for Sebastian Vettel.
Ferrari have fallen 81 points adrift of Mercedes in the Constructors' standings as a result of poor reliability, bad luck and a lack of pace to challenge the German marque.
Although Ferrari looked as though they had the pace to win at the season-opener in Australia, they have struggled to stay on terms with Mercedes ever since, to the extent they were more than half a second off the leading pace in every session during the Russian Grand Prix weekend.
Marchionne made it clear that he wasn't happy with the current situation, but remains confident they can get back on track.
"We need to bridge the gap at the speed of light," he told Italian media during a Fiat event in Turin on Monday.
"I am used to seeing a Ferrari with Michael Schumacher, so it breaks my soul to see a Ferrari that is suffering so much.
"It was a very bad day [in Russia], but I have every confidence in the team and we will succeed again."
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