This weekend's European Grand Prix marks the return to the race track after the short summer break and while the F1 cars might not have turned a wheel since Sunday in Budapest, the Ferrari factory in Maranello has been operating normally

"This short break comes at the right time," says Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, "We have to recharge our batteries after six months of giving it all, racing and testing, so we're ready for the next race and for the finale of the season

Stefano Domenicali said that Massa's performance in Hungary was probably his best race ever - even if it ended in a late retirement; but he underlined that the team would stand shoulder-to-shoulder to recover from the disappointment

Kimi Raikkonen on the podium in third place and Felipe Massa classified seventeenth: these official results do not tell the heartbreaking story of the race victory that eluded Scuderia Ferrari's Brazilian driver in Hungary this afternoon

Felipe Massa will tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix from the inside of the second row, having qualified his F2008 third fastest, while his Ferrari team mate, Kimi Raikkonen is on the outside of the third row, having set the sixth best time

After three hours of free practice, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa ended up fifth and sixth fastest around the tight and twisty Hungaroring, while earlier, the Brazilian was quickest at the end of the morning session with the Finn second

Ferrari heads to Budapest after two less than perfect race weekends especially the last Grand Prix where the team was not competitive enough, however since Hockenheim, the team has carried out an extensive in-depth investigation

Scuderia Ferrari used the final day of F1 testing at Jerez yesterday to try out the 'shark fin' engine cover which has been used by the Red Bull, Renault and Force India teams this season as the search for solutions to bounce back

"I left Germany with the same feeling I had many times in the past," said Kimi Raikkonen, "It was certainly the most difficult weekend of the year: a horrible Friday, an even more complicated Saturday and a very bad Sunday"

Scuderia Ferrari headed back to Maranello on Sunday evening determined to solve the mysteries that hindered their performance in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on Sunday where they only finished in third and sixth places

Felipe Massa made it to the third step of the podium at the end of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim this afternoon while his Scuderia Ferrari team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen finished the F1 race exactly where he started, in sixth

Felipe Massa put his Ferrari on the front row at Hockenheim today ahead of tomorrow's tenth round of the F1 World Championship, the German Grand Prix, while the other F2008 of Kimi Raikkonen is two rows further back in sixth place

Ferrari and McLaren have brought to an end the legal proceedings between them resulting from the 'spy' saga last year, although the Italian Formula 1 team's court action against its former mechanic Nigel Stepney remains unaffected

"Now we are looking ahead to the next race and react without panic," said Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen as he reflected on last weekend's British Grand Prix, "We know that we have a winning car: we just need a weekend without big problems"

Scuderia Ferrari left a damp Silverstone on Sunday with five points and a sour taste after what team principal Stefano Domenicali described as "a Sunday to forget" but having said that, Domenicali was also taking a positive angle from it

Scuderia Ferrari didn't have the best of times at Silverstone this afternoon with Kimi Raikkonen salvaging fourth place and Felipe Massa down in thirteenth spot in the British Grand Prix, both drivers suffering lack of grip in the slippery conditions

It was a disappointing qualifying session for Ferrari at Silverstone this afternoon although Kimi Raikkonen's session went smoothly enough for him to secure the inside spot on the second row in third place while Felipe Massa was ninth

Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen ended the first day of practice for the ninth round of the F1 World Championship at Silverstone in eighth and twelfth places respectively but this is not an accurate reflection on the relative strength of the team

"I'll arrive with a positive approach at Silverstone, because I know that I should have won in France," says Kimi Raikkonen ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, "I'll use a new engine because the Team doesn't want to risk anything"

The British Grand Prix always has a special significance for the Scuderia as it was here in 1951 that a Ferrari driven by Froilan Gonzalez took the first of its 206 F1 victories and further fourteen winner's trophies have come at Silverstone

"To win we have to be humble and keep our feet on the ground, we have to work concentrated and with great attention for detail," says Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali, "If we can manage that, we can add another good result"

Kimi Raikkonen and his Ferrari engine may have survived to finish Sunday's French Grand Prix, completing a Ferrari one-two behind Felipe Massa, but it could result in an unscheduled engine change, says team principal Stefano Domenicali

Scuderia Ferrari scored its third one-two finish of the season, but maybe not the one that was expected as the win went to Felipe Massa, who started from second on the grid, with pole man Kimi Raikkonen in the runner-up spot

It will be another all-red front row this time for this afternoon's French Grand Prix with Kimi Raikkonen set to start from the coveted pole position, his second this season and the sixteenth of his career, with team mate Felipe Massa alongside

For once, the Scuderia Ferrari duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa had a slightly different Friday programme to usual, although it was not done simply for the sake of giving them some variety but because the Brazilian had stiff neck