Numerous national and international journalists were present at the press conference of the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro during their end of season celebrations at the Mugello circuit on the weekend and team Principal, Jean Todt started the meeting with the press by admitting that if was asked to bet on Kimi Raikkonen taking the drives crown this season, he wouldn’t have done it!

"I wouldn't have placed a bet to be here today with the success of the driver's championship with Kimi Raikkonen in his first season as a driver for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro,” he said. “This means that this is a demonstration that our mentality, never to never give up and to believe for as long as you can believe. The last race was incredible: We knew that we had to finish 1st and 2nd and Kimi had to finish before Felipe in order to keep Alonso back and Hamilton had to be in the best hypothesis 6th. And this is what happened. All these factors had to come together and this is what happened in the end; our capacity to reach an extraordinary double-win."

"We lost the 2006 championships at the last race because of problems with reliability. This year we had more or less the same problems, but we dedicated some thought to that and we analyzed everything. We changed the organization of the racing division after men like Ross Brawn and Paolo Martinelli went to look for a different philosophy of life. This year 2007 was a transition, so it is even nicer that we can celebrate both championship wins today. We suffered and there were many unhappy moments."

But, despite the hard times, the Frenchman also remembered the six victories recorded by Kimi and the three by Felipe, with his six pole positions over the last season.

One other major instance in the 2007 season was of course the ‘spy affair’ and Todt also took the time to speak about the situation that put an entirely new look on the championship and something that was a surprise to everybody, especially him as it started from within their own walls….

"I wouldn't have expected this betrayal from one of ours," Todt said. "Who for personal reasons wanted to help another team and I didn't expect them (McLaren) to accept his help. But that is what happened. We cried and they cried worse."

When asked if it was one person, as in McLaren team boss Ron Dennis or the entire McLaren team having committed the sin, Todt stated that the truth lies in the middle between the two…..

"It's a group of people who have accepted to receive information from someone,” he said. “But you have the same level of info as we had, too. Ferrari never thought about any other measures than on the race track. Just like Enzo Ferrari did 20 years ago, when he built a car for the Indycar racing series. Those were different times. Still in the 90s in Formula One Ferrari was the only team building chassis and engine, all the other teams built chassis and used the same engine, the Cosworth, and there was no legal agreement between the teams in the championship either. We do have many other programs for your clients. Yesterday we celebrated with them the win in the FIA GT championships with the 430 and the victory in the ALMS."

As far as the main factor is concerned, that brought the team to win the title in this difficult season, Todt said…

"This year was especially difficult. But the result is the result of the team working together. It's teamwork and we had a good team. And in the end, even with problems concerning the reliability, we made it. The best driver without a good car can't do anything. Its teamwork and we had a good team."

The final result of the driver's championship is not really a final one, because there is an appeal, which will be judged on the 15th November in Paris.

“But what's important for us that is the result on the track.”