In response to a document put out today at Sepang on behalf of the other nine F1 teams, on the subject of Ferrari's private testing, Jean Todt himself also issued a statement

With ambient temperatures approaching 40°C and the track hitting 55°C in the afternoon session today, there is talk of the Malaysian Grand Prix being the hottest since the 1978 race in Argentina

The second Grand Prix of 2005, in Malaysia this weekend, is expected to highlight the effect of the most important new technical rule that obliges the drivers to use the same engine for two races

"I’ve been working hard to be a title contender all the time and I don’t think in terms of just beating Michael" Rubens Barrichello looks forward to this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix

Ferrari’s team principal Jean Todt drew encouragement from his team’s performance in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, after Rubens Barrichello finished second in spite of starting 11th on the grid

After losing out in the rain-lashed lottery of first qualifying on Saturday, Rubens Barrichello drove a brilliant race in his Ferrari to storm through to second place at the flag, from eleventh on the grid

It was a mixture of pleasure and disappointment in the Minardi F1 Team garage at the conclusion of the Australian Grand Prix this afternoon

Michael Schumacher, with a fresh Ferrari V10 installed, only completed an out lap during final qualifying in Melbourne before he returned to his garage

It was a case of varying fortunes for Minardi F1 Team drivers, Christijan Albers and Patrick Friesacher in this morning’s final qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix

"After a mammoth overnight effort, the team’s mechanics were able to modify two PS04B chassis to 2005-compliant specification" Minardi 1st qualifying report from Melbourne

"All I can say about today is that we were unlucky, the weather has so often played in my favour that I can accept it was not the case this time" Scuderia Ferrari 1st qualifying report from Melbourne

After the Ferrari F2005 launch ceremony on Friday morning, the designers of the new car faced the media to go into more detail about its technical content

“What concerns me more is to give Ferrari economic autonomy and I think this will be achieved by the end of 2012" the presentation of the new Ferrari F2005 ended with a speech from Luca di Montezemolo

In the press briefing after the official presentation of the F2005 Jean Todt revealed that it was hoped that the new car would be ready to make its race debut at the Spanish Grand Prix

"It was a great feeling seeing the new car come together, knowing all the work that has gone into producing it" Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello on the new Ferrari F2005

Maranello snow provided the backdrop to the unveiling of the car this morning that will carry Scuderia Ferrari’s hopes of retaining the F1 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship titles this year

"I am extremely proud of this car and the work of the teams involved, design, manufacturing, assembly and logistics" Ross Brawn on the new Ferrari F2005

"A great deal of work in terms of design and experimentation was focused on meeting and maintaining the necessary reliability for this new mission profile" Paolo Martinelli on the new Ferrari F2005

"The chassis is completely new, both in terms of shape, which is a result of the aerodynamic development programme, and in terms of materials used" Rory Byrne on the new Ferrari F2005