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There is no doubt that Ferrari has had more than their share of bad luck this year, and certainly Bridgestone was caught out by the one tire set rule change, but I wouldn't write the season off quite yet. Michael should have won Imola (if only he had driven there like he did yesterday), was quick and probably would have gotten a podium in Spain, and set the fast lap yesterday. All it takes is a couple DNFs for Alonso and Michael is back in it - especially if Rubens can come to grips with the car and push Alonso and Kimi back a place. These days the winds in F1 seem to shift very quickly, so if Ferrari and Bridgestone develop a combination that can get them on the first or second row in qualifying they will be competitive.
That said, with the engine spec changing next year, I wonder how much development will be done if Ferrari falls too far back? I would not be surprised to see Ferrari, BAR, Red Bull, Williams, and even Toyota begin to scale back development on their current cars if Alonso/Kimi dominate the next three races.
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Matt
Current:
1990 Lancia Delta Integrale 16v
[SIZE="1"]Previous Italian:
1982 Alfa GTV6 Balocco
1997 Alfa 146 1.8 Twin Spark
1990 Lancia Delta Integrale 16v Grp N
1990 Alfa 164 3.0
1974 Alfa GTV 2000
1967 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3[/SIZE]
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