In addition, as argued by team principal Stefano Domenicali, the technical regulations for next year are yet to be fully determined, so there would be no reason for the Ferrari mechanics to sail in uncharted waters as long as there is more than half of season to fight for in 2009. However, if Ferrari continues to disappoint during the upcoming races, such a decision might be reached after the mid-season.
“Our season is now compromised, but are we thinking about next year? The problem with that is we don't really know what the regulations will be in 2010. I think the next few weeks are critical. After that the resources will be allocated, depending on how the championship is going,” said Domenicali in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
Unlike Ferrari and BMW Sauber, McLaren Mercedes are believed to have already scrapped their 2009 campaign and started focusing on their 2010 machineries. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh was the first to admit it, as reported by British tabloid The Sun.
“We have some of our technical big guns on next year's programme because we need to,” said Whitmarsh.
Toro Rosso's Franz Tost also revealed his team has already started work on their 2010 car, as the Faenza based outfit is to manufacture their own chassis and body next year.
“With our structure and our number of employees, we are not in a position to run a double programme; designing a car for next year is a tremendous job by itself because regulation changes mean the car will be completely different to this year,” said Tost.
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