'The beginning of the European season should coincide with the start of our drive for the world title,' said the seven-time world champion.
Dominant double World champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix for the fourth year in succession on Saturday, with Mark Webber to start alongside the German on an all-Red Bull front row.
Ferrari's new Formula One car is clearly quicker than last year's, Brazilian Rubens Barrichello said after driving the F2005 for the first time on Tuesday.
World champions Ferrari will supply Formula One newcomers Red Bull Racing with engines for 2006 and 2007.
McLaren's Jenson Button won the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday after a first corner carnage ended the hopes of team mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Formula One leader Fernando Alonso.
"It's a fantastic team, they almost never make a mistake," said Frank Williams.
John Surtees, the only man to win world championships on two wheels and four, died on Friday at the age of 83, his family said in a statement.
Kimi Raikkonen's return to the Italian Prancing Horse was immanent. And when it happened on Tuesday there was no surprise but questions rose over the place of Fernando Alonso at Ferrari.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at criticism from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo by detailing how much more money the Italian team receive from the sport than their rivals.
Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position on Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, to start from the front of the grid for the sixth straight race this season.
Michael Schumacher led the team to a one-two victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Michael Schumacher may be still two races away from a record sixth F1 title, but according to his team's web site he has already won it.
Ferrari chief Jean Todt has defended the decision to report their Formula One rivals for using what they believe are illegal tyres and said they were just doing what any team would have done in the circumstances.
The 'Red Shark' looked impressive in Friday's practics for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso defied atrocious conditions to take pole position for the German Grand Prix on Saturday.
Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is unlikely to return to Formula One, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Dan Ticktum, who is also into his maiden Formula 2 season like Daruvala, won the race from pole position with another rookie, Christian Lundgaard, finishing second. Louis Deletraz was third.
Sebastian Vettel's expletive-laden radio rants betray his frustration at Ferrari's fading form, according to his former Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo and predecessor Fernando Alonso.
Ferrari unveiled their F10 for the new Formula One season on Thursday, confident the radically redesigned car would be much more competitive than last year's inconsistent version.
Toyota driver Jarno Trulli says he cannot see anyone taking the Formula One title off Ferrari this year.
Formula One motor racing: Team prospects for 2018
Michael Schumacher will test Ferrari's 2007 race car again this week in preparation for his return to Formula One as a replacement for the injured Felipe Massa. The seven-times world champion, who had a day of testing in the F2007 at the circuit near Florence 10 days ago, cannot try out the F60 car before the European Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23 because track testing is banned during the season.
He and Sebastian Vettel get on well, with the German keen on him staying, and Kimi Raikkonen has shown his loyalty this season by accepting team orders to his detriment.
World champion Michael Schumacher was only 15th fastest in free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.\n\n
Formula One leaders McLaren have accused rivals Ferrari of running an illegal car at the start of the season and making 'grossly misleading' statements in a spy controversy overshadowing the championship.
Ferrari still want MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi to race for them next year if they manage to change Formula One rules and enter a third car.
From car electronics to safety, aerodynamics to trouble-shooting, TCS will work with the Ferrari F1 team to provide IT-based solutions before, during and between races.
Ferrari and Fernando Alonso are back as Formula One title contenders despite leaving Germany with a $100,000 (64,658 pound) fine and the threat of further punishment hanging over them.
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto said the pair remain free to fight on track and if either is clearly faster than the other would be given preference.
Russian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton might cover the distance in a matter of minutes but it has taken more than half a century for Mercedes to add their names to the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and Williams.
Fernando Alonso has credited McLaren with restoring the motivation he lost after five years at Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso seized a longed-for victory in his first Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton lasted less than a lap and handed the championship lead back to Australian Mark Webber.
Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone has distanced himself from the storm kicked up by Ferrari's decision to have the Italian navy's flag on its cars during the Indian Grand Prix, saying the national association should look into such 'political matters'.
Felipe Massa was leading the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix when fellow-Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed his Renault into the wall on lap 14.
'I think the team has obviously done a really, really great job, a lot of hard work, commitment and... things start to click'
It was a remarkable comeback by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, who had trailed Lewis Hamilton by 17 points with two races to go.
Formula One drivers expressed shock after the sport's governing body quadrupled the amount stewards can fine them to a maximum of one million euros ($1.06 million).
The Finn's lap of one minute 17.221 seconds around Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya was the second fastest of the eight days of winter testing and slower only than team mate Sebastian Vettel's best on Thursday.
Spaniard Pedro De la Rosa has joined Ferrari in a development role for the 2013 season, the Italian Formula One team said on Wednesday.
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