Ferrari team manager Luca Baldisserri believes the F2008 has been well adapted to the new regulations and said he is encouraged by its strong testing form in Bahrain this week.
"Everyone reckoned that the drivers would find the car harder to drive with the electronic aids banned this year," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "But, so far, the F2008 has shown to be very sincere and with excellent traction - that's why we got those lap times.
"We also did a simulation work on the design of the front and rear suspension geometry, and that seems to work. We are very satisfied with the times, but obviously we'll need to verify everything once we run together with the other teams."
As well as the quick times, Baldisserri was pleased with the car's reliability: "It's a while since we last did tests without problems, This allowed us to complete the programme with less running than expected, which is a good thing now that the amount of running in testing is limited.

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Todays time
1.Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1'30"914 (66 giri)
2. Massa (Ferrari) 1'31"174 (53) (hydraulic problems latter on)
3. Trulli (Toyota) 1'32"382 (73)
4. Glock (Toyota) 1'32"762 (77)