Domenicali regrets no magic wand to help Fry cook up answers

[John S]

Not metaphors you expect in high tech F1 world.         
Also he says faults on the F2012 are "traction in low-speed corners and speed".   So pretty much most of what makes an F1 car special then.  

Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali says there is "no magic stick" the Scuderia can wave as they seek a cure for their early-season woes.

After Ferrari's disappointing weekend in Australia, both Domenicali and Technical Director Pat Fry returned to the team's Maranello base.
 
Explaining the decision, Domenicali said: "What we did was to make sure that the focus on the programme has to be there at home with the engineers, mainly in the aerodynamic department.
 
"I've asked Pat to be spot on, on the case, in order to make sure that now that there is a lot of meat on the fire, we need to make sure this meat will be delivered as quickly as possible, as there is no time to lose."

Domenicali, who summed up Ferrari's current problems as "traction in low-speed corners and speed" also said the decision to hand Felipe Massa a new chassis this weekend was in order to build his confidence.

Extracts from a longer article on Skysports.com/formula1, Today.

[stealthhaggis]

I wholeheartedly disagree! There is a magic stick and it's called a hammer, now get busy Fry and fix that bucket of yours!

[Scott]

the decision to hand Felipe Massa a new chassis this weekend was in order to build his confidence.

I think it's a test.  If he is more than 10 places behind Alonso this weekend, then they'll sit down and talk about how things will go forward. 

Although I still say Ferrari should fix the car and THEN look at the driver.  We'll see what they come up with in Bahrain.