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Todt expects tough fight in 2007

Ferrari CEO Jean Todt told reporters at the launch of Ferrari's 2007 car that he expects the upcoming season to be a difficult battle.

"The upcoming championship will be a difficult battle, because we have strong and ambitious competitors," Todt said. "We have always been ambitious, we also try to be strong. Obviously we have to reply with facts and right now we have the elements. The car is ready and tomorrow Massa will drive it if the weather allows it."

"The year 2007 is different to the last years for many reasons," he added. "Usually this first greeting of the year it is held at Campiglio, but last week I remained here to work on other things within the company. This fact is a symbol of the new cycle at Ferrari. Yesterday we did some shopping in Milan with Michael and we talked about many things. Right now he is in the garage to have a look at the car, but he is not the driver."

"I had a strange feeling seeing Kimi dressed in red, because until now we had to hide when we spoke to each other, while now we can do it in a normal way," he concluded.

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