Schumi: Problems with new Ferrari solved.

Ferrari team leader, Michael Schumacher has said that the Maranello based team have 'solved' the issues that dogged the debut of their new car, the F2005, at the Bahrain Grand Prix three weeks ago.

Speaking as the clock ticks towards the San Marino GP, the German added that he is 'confident' they can win this weekend, in front of the tifosi and get their season back on track after a poor start to the year.

"Imola is important in many ways," said Schumi.

"First of all it is our home-race, which naturally makes it a race that we want to show a good performance at. This year, the start of the European leg of the season is also somewhat of a new beginning for us: we want to begin fighting for the championship title again now, and we believe that our chances are quite good.

"The Grand Prix of San Marino has always been a good turf for us. I have a lot of fond memories of this circuit, and I'm quite confident that there are more to come. Our F2005 has the most important requirement: it is fast enough. We saw that when our car made its debut at Bahrain. We were unable to finish the race, but I think that we've solved that problem during all the extensive testing we did last week.

"The circuit at Imola is especially demanding on the brakes and the gearbox, but that's manageable. Just like most of the other teams we have new aerodynamic components on the car and spent most of last week preparing especially for this race.

"I'm confident that we can fight to win - and I'm absolutely sure that everyone at Ferrari will do their best. We're all looking forward to our home-race and to enjoying the support of the tifosi."