Ferrari press conference notes

Luca di Montezemolo at the Mugello's World Final

Mugello - An extremely brilliant press conference by Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo in the morning in a crowded press room at the Mugello circuit. The President spoke about many aspects of this year's championship, congratulating also World Champion Lewis Hamilton, underlining his admiration for Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, stressing that Ferrari wins more than other teams, because the Scuderia is a proper Team.

The President underlined how fiercely fought the championship was until the last bend of the last lap of the last race. And although he shamed his TV he was able to watch the award ceremony. After having analyzed some of the basic aspects of the season, such as reliability, which contributed to a different outcome of the fight for the Drivers' Title, Montezemolo also spoke about the future, about technical issues as far as F1 is concerned, while thanking Todt for his immense work to let the Team grow.

At the same press conference Stefano Domenicali, Director of the Scuderia Ferrari, and the drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen spoke to the journalists. Domenicali said he was immensely satisfied with the season, applauding the Team and the drivers for their great world over the whole season. But he was also talking about the upcoming 2009 season and the aims, when Ferrari will again try to win the Championships.

Massa, who seemed to be extremely please with his season, said he was not disappointed at all how the Championship went, loosing the title, while winning the Brazilian GP, Meanwhile Raikkonen underlined how optimistic he is about the upcoming season.

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