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Ferrari learns to live without Schumacher

Ferrari now faces up to the reality that Michael Schumacher is history and it must rebuild in the five months ahead with a new driver line-up if it is to have a chance of challenging again for the championship.

"Time will tell," Ferrari team boss Jean Todt said. "We have said that a few changes will be announced in the next few days for next year and we will do that. A few changes will be announced and we will stick to what we have said, but it's a bit too early to start to speak about the Australian race in '07."

"We have about five months before we will start another championship, so we will do our best to start better than we did this year, because we know how important it can be to score points at the beginning of the championship," he added. "It will definitely be different, it will never be the same without Michael, particularly for the people who have been working, like me, for so many years with him. We have been building, creating such a fantastic relationship, even if Michael will remain in the family, which will be a big asset for all the company, for all the team, but it will definitely be different. We will try our best, as we have always been doing, sometimes with great success, sometimes without success."

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