Crucial weeks to end Red Bull's reign - Domenicali
With the Championship now definitely sealed, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali stresses the next three races are still important as the team looks to secure second in the constructors' standings.
“We are well aware what it’s like to rack up win after win, season after season, because only a few years back, we did just that and we know how much confidence comes from winning,” Domenicali told the Ferrari website upon his return to Maranello from India.
“Taking a world title is very satisfying, doing it several times is an achievement, but it’s also a good thing to always be up there, fighting for the very top places, as Ferrari has done pretty much all the time for over fifteen years, barring a handful of exceptions.
“This year, we were unable to give our drivers a car good enough to fight with Vettel on equal terms, apart from at the very beginning of the season. Thanks to Fernando and his amazing talent, we managed to worry the world champion elect more than the others, but unfortunately, our efforts were not enough to fight all the way to the very end. Now, it’s important to try and end this season in the best way possible,” continued the Scuderia Team Principal.
Despite this year's target, he reiterates that next year must be better, and work for that is well underway.
“These are crucial weeks that we have ahead of us to the end of the year, because the work we are doing in preparation for 2014 is vital if we want to be the team that puts an end to this Red Bull dominance, just as we and Fernando have been their main rivals over the past four seasons.”
