After securing their first one two of the season, their first in twenty eight races, at last weekend’s 2010 season opening Bahrain Grand prix,  Ferrari are playing down their results saying that it wasn’t all peaches and cream and that they only class their performances as an eight out ten.

"If we don't rate ourselves with a good result when we achieve first and second on the podium then I don't know what to say," Stefano Domenicali told the teams’ official website. "But considering we had some issues that we needed to solve, I can say we can rate ourselves with an eight."

However, some of the issues he is referring to have already been checked and sorted back at the Ferrari factory and while they are thrilled with the one two finish to kick the season off, they have seen that the list of problems encountered over the Bahrain was quite high and he knows that they need to address them all and make sure that these are solved before the start of the next race in Australia.

"For sure it was a very good result, a first and second place in the first race, it gave to all the people in Maranello a great relief. It was a big emotional push I must say because we had a very difficult winter time, and don't forget what was the season last year.”

“But, saying that we know we have only done the first race and the season is very, very long. I would say that a good signal we have seen is that for sure the car is competitive, but it is in the field of the other competitors that want to win the championship and we know already in the next grand prix in Melbourne the situation can be different. This is a different starting point though, from which we can do really good things."