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Fri 04 Apr 2003Barrichello still a believer in Ferrari formula
FORMULA 1/Brazilian Grand Prix: Rubens Barrichello believes Ferrari's 2002 car is still good enough to push the under-performing team back into this year's world championship. The reigning world champions have yet to score a victory this season and have taken just one podium place in the opening two rounds of the title race, Barrichello claiming third in Malaysia a fortnight ago.
But despite hysterical talk of a Ferrari "crisis" in Italy, Barrichello yesterday said he still believes in the competitiveness of the F2002, and is hoping he can prove it on home soil at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.
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