Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is convinced his outfit will be in the fight for the title throughout the 2012 season, despite a less then impressive pre-season.
The Italian outfit hasn’t impressed during the winter tests and has often admitted that their current performance level is less than desired.
Domenicali however remains confident and says the team won’t be downhearted if they’re not on the lead pace at the first race of the season this weekend.
“Everyone is eager to get going with a new challenge,” he said. “It’s going to be a very long season and, at least as far as I see it, a very unpredictable one: there are many teams who look like being in the hunt, especially in the early stages.
“We arrive in Australia knowing we have not reached our goals in terms of performance for a variety of reasons, which we have discussed at length over the past few days. However, I wish to repeat what I said before, we still need to wait a few days before knowing where we stand in relation to the others.
“I’m convinced that we will be in the fight and we will be there right to the end. I said the same thing at the end of last season: if we happen to do well in the first race, we will not be making a show of ourselves, just as we must not feel downhearted if we are not competitive at the highest level.
“All we must do is stay focussed on the job of developing the car. The championship does not end until the end of November, which is something we should never forget.”
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