Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro came away from the Belgian Grand Prix with just a fourth place, thanks to a strong performance from Felipe Massa in a race that was incident filled and run in changeable weather. Fernando Alonso was T-boned by Barrichello at the Bus Stop on the opening lap and had to make an unscheduled pit stop. After that he staged a great climb back up the order before spinning out of the race on lap 38. After thirteen races, the positions in the two classifications remain the same, but the gaps to the leaders in both the Drivers’ and the Constructors’ are now more significant.

Stefano Domenicali: “This weekend definitely did not end well for us, even if Felipe’s fourth place, at the end of an impeccable and error free race in conditions that were far from easy, is an important result. Fernando saw his race compromised right from the first lap, the unwitting victim of an accident and then, despite fighting his way up the order, he ended up off the track in the sort of incident that can easily happen in a rain-affected race. Apart from that, and any other considerations, we must recognise that our performance in this Grand Prix did not match our expectations and interrupted a positive trend that began a few races ago: we have to understand why immediately and take the necessary countermeasures. The situation in both championships is certainly more difficult, but it is still not impossible for us to reach our targets: for those with short memories, I remember that three years ago, we found ourselves in a much worse situation and we all know how it went in the end.”