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New Ferrari boss happy to show true form

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali was understandably delighted with the team's performance after Kimi Raikkonen's win in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at Kuala Lumpur.

"We are very happy in a way, because of course we wanted to show the reaction of Ferrari after a very different weekend in Australia," he said. "That was not really our standard. So I'm very happy because we showed that the team can do a great job. I think the best thing that I have seen is that we kept cool and calm as we normally are, without softening, in a negative way, the pressure that is normal when you have such a difficult start. But that's the main reason why I'm happy, to be honest."

Was there a sense of relief that they had bounced back? "No," replied Domenicali, "I think the sense of relief is connected to the fact that we really showed our potential. We were strong all weekend, very good pace on both tyre specs and that is, for us, the main thing that is positive. We knew that our car was good, so that's the reason why we are happy.

"Of course what we want to have is 18 points, because that's the way it has to be, that's the way we have to think and looking at the situation, there is a bitter feeling because of course these are very important points. Nothing is lost because it's a very very long championship but points are always points."

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