Ferrari has less than three weeks to resolve the reliability problems which cost it the Hungarian Grand Prix at the weekend.
Ferrari's engine trouble remains a mystery after Felipe Massa unexpectedly broke down three laps, less than 13km from the finish after leading the race from the start thanks to a spectacular start from the second row.
''We have to take the engine apart piece by piece and to try to understand exactly what went wrong. We had no idea or warning that something was amiss until we saw the smoke come out of the engine,'' team principal Stefano Domenicali said on Monday.
''We were very disappointed for Felipe because, in my view, he drove the best race of his career. It was fantastic the way he attacked when he had to and managed the race right up to the final laps,'' Domenicali added.
''But after such a big disappointment you have to move on and this is what we are all going to do together, shoulder-to-shoulder, to prepare for the next race in Valencia,'' the Ferrari chief said.
Aside from its technical problems, Ferrari also needs to improve its qualifying strategy after Kimi Raikkonen failed to make the last round for pole position.
''Kimi already compromised his race on Saturday by qualifying only sixth. When you start from behind it's difficult to move up, especially at a track like the Hungaroring where it is almost impossible to overtake,'' Domenicali observed.
''There is no question that we have to change our approach to qualifying and we have no time to lose. I think that Kimi learned something in Hungary that he will already start applying in Spain,'' he added.
Ferrari had hoped the Hungarian Grand Prix would have placed it back on a winning track, after McLaren-Mercedes won the previous two races with Lewis Hamilton.
Thanks to Heikki Kovalainen's victory in Hungary, McLaren is now tie with Ferrari for the number of season victories, five, and only 11 points behind the Italian team in the constructors' championship.
Sunday's breakdown cost Massa his number two spot in the drivers' standings which is now held by Raikkonen, who is five points behind the leader with seven races left in the season.
Despite his bad luck on Sunday, Massa remains convinced he has a good chance of clinching the title.
''Things like this can happen, sometimes racing can be very cruel. But I'm keeping my head up and will continue to be as aggressive as ever,'' he said after the race,
''The top three drivers are within ten points of each other and two of them drive for Ferrari, so things really aren't that bad,'' he added.
