Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene believes his team can be competitive at the Italian Grand Prix after showing podium-scoring potential at Spa-Francorchamps.
Ferrari has not scored a podium since the Austrian Grand Prix in June and has slipped behind rivals Red Bull in the constructors' championship at recent rounds. At last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen qualified third on the grid, but a collision with teammate Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen at the first corner saw both Ferraris drop down the order in the race.
Pressure is building on Ferrari to perform and it has not been helped by the departure of its highly rated ex-technical director James Allison. Arrivabene said the objective at Spa was to "have two drivers on the podium", but even though the cars finished sixth and ninth he believes the potential the team showed bodes well for its home race at Monza.
"For me it's encouraging that after the accident [at Turn 1] that both cars -- Sebastian's car and Kimi's car -- were really damaged on the floor and in other parts of the car. Even so, the performance they show out there is much stronger, and the performance on the track, considering this problem, was quite good. So we turn a page and we look forward with Monza with positive information."
After a run of poor performances in the run up to the summer break, Arrivabene said the performance at Spa represented progress even if it did not yield results.
"As you know all the tracks have different characteristics but I think it was also a good sign. Considering the reaction of our guys on Friday, not only here but at home, because as I've said many, many times, even if we have somebody trying to depict a different situation.
"The team is very compact, we are all united here and at home and we are looking altogether and looking forward to have a good race at the Italian Grand Prix."