Montezemolo: An important result at Silverstone

Ten minutes with a slightly bitter taste in the mouth, an hour to appreciate the worth of the best result of the season, a day to look ahead, knowing one can count on a solid base. That pretty much sums up the state of mind within Scuderia Ferrari over the last 24 hours, following on from a British Grand Prix that saw the Reds in the role of front runners throughout.

“Yesterday’s result is very important and comes after a wonderful pole the previous day,” said President Luca di Montezemolo, speaking to www.ferrari.com. “In this recent phase of the championship, we have shown that we are competitive whatever the conditions and on all types of track. If I think back to the start of the year, we have made enormous progress, but now we must continue to keep our heads down and work hard, because we still do not have the best car. We are Ferrari and our only aim has to be to have the quickest car of all on track.”

Montezemolo had words of praise for both drivers: “Fernando drove a great race after a great qualifying, putting a Ferrari on pole for the first time in a long time and I am also very pleased to have seen that Felipe was very quick, fighting hard and consistently throughout the weekend. It was very important for him and for us, because it is partly due to the points he scored that we have moved up to second in the Constructors’ classification.”

“I am proud of the work done so far by the people at Ferrari,” he concluded. “But I will be even more so for what I am sure we will be able to achieve in the rest of the season.”