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Ferrari boss sees no driver problems

Ferrari's new team principal Stefano Domenicali says his team will not suffer the same way McLaren did in 2007 from having two very competitive drivers. 

"One of the fundamental factors for the success of the last few years, not only of last year, has been having been able to manage our drivers," Domenicali said. "It is clear that in the spirit of the driver, each one wants to be the strongest and it is correct to be so, but this must implemented within the team spirit and from this point of view, I have to say that Felipe last year did an extraordinary job. It wasn't easy for a driver, in general, to make himself available to the needs of the team to be able to win a championship."

"So I think that one of the strengths of Ferrari has been the fact that we've always well defined the rules with the drivers and there's been a great professionality on the part of all the drivers who respect the needs of their teammate but also the need for coming first and it's correct for them to have this desire," he added.

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