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Ferrari boss: Mistakes shouldn't be happening

Tuesday 8th July 2008

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has warned the Scuderia that a repeat of their British performance could cost them this year's World titles.

Ferrari struggled at Silverstone with Kimi Raikkonen only managing fourth place after the team opted against changing his tyres despite the pending rainfall.

This meant that when the rain did come down Raikkonen was without grip as this lasted a few laps before the team finally called him in.

As for Felipe Massa he finished dead last and two laps down after failing to keep his car facing forward. The Brazilian, who had a huge crash in Friday's first practice, spun no fewer than five times.

The Italian outfit's disappointing result meant that Lewis Hamilton was able to move to the top of the Drivers' standings while BMW and McLaren closed the gap to Ferrari in the Constructors' race.

"I really hope we can claim our eighth (Constructors') victory in ten years," Montezemolo told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

"I'm sure we can win that title if we won't make those silly mistakes we made again.

"It's no surprise that I wasn't happy with what I saw at the British Grand Prix but hopefully it was a wise lesson for the team. I am convinced the team learned their lesson and that it won't happen again."

The Italian warned his team that having reached the halfway point of the season they cannot afford to make such mistakes.

"We are now half way into the 2008 Formula 1 season and we are leading the Constructors' Championship but we gave away a lot of points.

"That shouldn't be happening in the second half of the season," he said.