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Montezemolo expects tough fight

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo sounded a note of caution amongst the otherwise confident mood at Maranello following the launch and shakedown of the new F2008, saying it will be a very tough season.

"The aim is to win again, but it will be very difficult," Montezemolo warned. "I'm not saying that because of superstition. First of all because there are new rules (traction control, the gearbox has to be used for four races in a row, the McLaren system, the new Qualifying), which means that things really change; and then there is our fierce competition, the biggest car manufacturers in the world; this is the big difference to the Formula One we knew in the last millennium."

"There will be fierce competition, which will make especially the start of the season very exciting; the third point is that we have to deal with a Championship where everybody tries to beat Ferrari," he added. "Ferrari has won 7 Championships in 9 years; obviously our aim is to win 8 out of 10. But that also means that we need to work hard on our partners, on simulation, the team and all the details. This year the team takes its last steps in terms of reorganization, confirmed by Todt by the end of 2006. In the year 2006 there was the first change, the year 2007 was full of surprises and we didn't have Michael anymore. At the end we managed to win both world titles."

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