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Stefano Domenicali not giving up on title

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Stefano Domenicali has warned any Ferrari employees who believe the team can no longer win the title to look for another job.

Ferrari's title challenge has been derailed by the dominant pace of the McLaren and Red Bull machines and hampered by FIA steward decisions in the European and British Grands Prix.

Despite the setbacks, Fernando Alonso remained adamant that he could still win the title after Silverstone, where a drive-through penalty for overtaking off the track cost him a points finish, and Domenicali backed his driver's claims.

"Anyone who does not believe that we can win the world championship would do better looking for another job," said Domenicali over the weekend. "No one here is giving up: there are still nine races to go and anything can happen. We will have to do our job perfectly, that is to say the Ferrari way and then the results will come."

Domenicali also defended the performances of team newcomer Fernando Alonso.

"Driving for Ferrari has a different weight. Some say that once you are in the car it is all the same, which is absolutely not true: the pressures on our team are not comparable to the other teams, Red Bull, McLaren or Mercedes."

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