Before starting off for Melbourne to participate in the first race of the season, Ferrari presented the F2005 to the mass media, a car that the team will try to continue dominating F1 with as they  have done for the last six years. "There are no radical innovations, but logical progress in the areas where the new regulations have been introduced" said Brawn in reference to the car number 51 in the history of Ferrari, created by the Italian Aldo Costa and the Briton Rory Byrne.

 

Ross Brawn also spoke of the obligation of racing a whole GP with one set of tyres "It will bring to our memory the old Formula 1. The need to know how to drive and take care of the rubber will be a vital factor and will make the races more interesting". Ross Brawn, the leader of the best team in the world, reflected on the general mood: "Ferrari is still in form and we have the intention of repeating the successes of the last few seasons".

 

In order to have the brand new F2005 ready for the Spanish GP (6th - 8th May), Luca Badoer will test first on the track while his team mates Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello dispute the opening race of the new season in Australia with an F2004 adapted to the new regulations. So far the team has only constructed one chassis for the F2005. The second will be available for the official drivers after the Malaysian GP.