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Ferrari reaction to diffuser decision

Ferrari has expressed its feelings following Wednesday's FIA announcement stating that the double-diffuser devices of Brawn, Williams and Toyota are legal. Ferrari had been one of four teams to protest the part, but has said that it now must develop its own version.

Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari team principal since 2008

With rival teams, such as Red Bull, having already admitted that new diffusers are being developed, Ferrari knows the task will not be an easy one, as other key areas in connection with the diffuser must now be recalculated on the F60.

"We are waiting to hear the reasons for which the International Court of Appeal (ICA) rejected the appeal," said team principal Stefano Domenicali "Unfortunately, this decision forces us to intervene on fundamental areas of the car's design in order to be able to compete on an equal footing with some of the teams - from a point of view of the technical regulations - and that will take time and money. We will now double our efforts to get the team back to the highest level of competition."

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