At a news conference on the occasion of Wrooom 2009, the Formula 1 and MotoGp Press Ski Meeting in Madonna di Campiglio, Stefano Domenicali spoke about his forecast for the upcoming season and how this year will be a particular one in the history of Formula 1, with major changes as far as the regulations are concerned and that it will be very important to keep the goals in sight in such a fast changing environment.

Domenicali urged everybody to "remain with the feet on the ground, because it will be a very difficult Championship. Looking ahead will also be required from our partners, especially from Marlboro, with whom we're sharing a common project."

The teams, the main players in this sport, have to work in the same direction, to transmit a consistent message. "As of the next tests in Portimao, Portugal, we'll start comparing ourselves to the other teams. It will be interesting to see where we are and where our competitors are. I've met a very fresh and motivated Felipe Massa. He matured a lot over the last season. His strong point over these years was, that he always believed in himself. I think he's mentally ready and mature enough to manage the pressure, from inside and outside. Kimi Raikkonen can't wait to get back into the car and he'll have the possibility at Portimao. He wants to show that he's himself again, after President Montezemolo's joke, that it was his twin brother driving by the end of the season. Kimi has and always had an enormous capacity: knowing how to detach himself. This allows him not to feel any pressure from outside."

The Scuderia's Director added: "Last year we didn't loose a single point due to mismanagement by our drivers: the Team works for both drivers and if we can give them a competitive car - as we hope we do - we won't have any psychological pressure from inside. Our President is working on Formula One's future. Without FOTA we would never have reached an agreement as far as cost cutting is concerned. The agreement, signed to save money on the track, is also a necessity for the smaller teams. In such a context, where it's very important to cut costs, it will be necessary to find new possibilities for the released employees inside the structure."

As far as the F60 is concerned, the single-seater, which debuted on 12th January at Mugello, Domenicali said: "We started with a project, which is not an evolution of last year's car. Therefore it will be fundamental to be immediately competitive and to invest in reliability and in simulation, which is very useful, because the results can also be used in the road car production."

Apropos KERS, Domenicali repeated what he already said at the Mugello press conference two days ago at Mugello, that he thinks that this is the wrong moment to start using such a complex system. "I think that this season will be extremely competitive, while our main competitors are McLaren and BMW, and also Renault has done a lot of work."

Will Alonso come to Ferrari for the next season? "I think it's difficult to add anything else to what has been said as far as this issue is concerned. Our drivers have signed contracts, even if President Montezemolo has said 'wait and see'. Fernando is a great driver, but we're extremely happy with the drivers we have."

About Michael Schumacher Domenicali commented: "Michael is working as our consultant. He reports to me for F1 and to the GT Technical Direction as far as road cars are concerned. This year he will contribute in terms of engineering and the correct interpretation of the slicks."

And about the relationship between Dyer and Kimi Domenicali added: "The negative relationship between Chris Dyer and Kimi is pure imagination. Robert Smedley and Felipe have an empathic relationship, which was quite obvious and which seems to be in contrast to the others. But Dyer's professional road had already been planned. Andrea Stella was Michael Schumacher's race engineer and then Kimi's: this change is the natural evolution of his career, helped by a perfect relationship between those two.

Kimi Raikkonen

Today was this season's debut of Kimi Raikkonen: not on the track because the Finnish driver will have his first appearance in the F60 next Monday on the Portimao circuit, but in front of the media at the traditional Wrooom event. "This is my third season with Ferrari and I'm motivated and I want to win, as usual," Kimi said. "Last year didn't go as I wanted, especially during the second half of the season. But we learned a lot. I feel fine at Ferrari, otherwise I wouldn't be here today. I'm convinced that it was the right choice when I came to join the Team. The future? I've got a contract until the end of the 2010 season. At a certain point during the next season we'll think about what to do. But I think that this will be the last Formula One team I'm racing with."

The journalists had lots of questions for Kimi and some referred to President Montezemolo's remark about Kimi's "twin-brother", who raced during the second half of the last season and Stefano Domenicali's comment on Kimi, who's able to "stay isolated on his own planet". "The President made a joke, but I can confirm that it's always me. I've got a brother, but he's not racing in F1! As far as my planet is concerned I have to say that I like staying there and I can't complain about anything at all. But joking aside, Stefano explained that I like living my own life and I try not to be influenced by things surrounding me."

Racing is a big part on Planet Kimi, with any kind of vehicle. Next week he'll spent at the Portimao circuit and then on the icy roads of Finland. After the test sessions with the Scuderia Kimi will take part in the Arctic Rally behind the wheel of a Grande Punto Abarth S2000: "I'm happy that the teams gives me this opportunity to take part in my first rally: it will be a great experience and it will allow me to prepare myself while having fun."

Felipe Massa

During the traditional Wrooom event Felipe Massa spoke to the media: "From the driver's point of view the F60 is a completely different car compared to the previous single-seater. It has a higher downforce, slides much more, although much has been done with the tyres, and then there's the KERS, a new component, we need to get used to quickly. The front wing is another element we have to work with a lot; but only after the first few races, when we're on the track with all the other cars, we'll see if the measure is excessive.

"We didn't drive a lot at Mugello and we never went to the limit. Therefore we can't give an overall and definite impression. Regarding the KERS the results were better than expected. Using all the possibilities while braking we could reach the system's highest possible level. The system is there to improve performance, but it could also be helpful for overtaking. The fact that there are batteries on board makes the safety even more important for the driver and the technicians, working with the car. Due to the new rules there will be much more work; but we just have to get used to it, like in the past with the traction control and the engine brakes. Driving mistakes might happen, but they won't be caused by the electronics."

Regarding the perspectives for the 2009 Championship the Brazilian driver said: "Due to all the changes this Championship will be as if starting from zero for everyone; it's difficult to say who our main competitors will be, but when we consider the last season McLaren, BMW and Peugeot seem to there." Felipe is sure that there will be several surprises. He expects Hamilton to be very competitive, but what happened last season will be a stimulus for him, without any negative pressure.

Felipe came to Formula One racing during the era of video games, so he wasn't surprised at all about all the changes over the last years; he's not convinced that there is a rule he would change for the simple fact, that they all have been introduced to make racing more competitive. He's not happy about the cost cutting going on at the moment, although it's necessary, or about limiting test sessions, because it's bad for the staff and, as far as he is concerned, lets him spend less time with the Team on the track, which will have to be made up with simulations.

Last year's mishaps helped him to grow, because working with negative results makes him learn for the future. It's difficult to remember another F1 Championship that has been decided in the last race. But Felipe just wants to learn from this defeat and grow stronger. He feels more mature today and sees himself in the best situation since he started racing in Formula 1. He's happy racing in different countries and he thinks that it's important in economical terms, but also because he likes to see places he doesn't know. He likes Bahrain and he hopes it will be the same in Abu Dhabi. The Championship's last race in Brazil was especially exciting for Felipe. He's not displeased at all that he won't be able to repeat this feeling in 2009, because maybe this year's outcome might be decided during the season. For the future he hopes to race in France once again, because he likes the country and he likes to think back to his victory at Magny-Cours.

For quite a while people have been talking about Alonso coming to Ferrari. "For two years people have been talking about it and I still haven't seen him. These are just rumours. Sometimes they come true and sometimes they don't. We have our contracts; we'll see after two years; many things can change, but for now we're only talking about rumours," Felipe said.