Talking of 'substances' in the vicinity of the Ferrari garage, Jarno Trulli has admitted that the one that really interests him is the Italian team's gelato (ice cream).

Asked today, why the Maranello outfit doesn't Italian race drivers, and whether the team is anti-Italian drivers, Trulli said: "To be honest, no-one has ever said that Italian drivers are not well-accepted in Ferrari. It is just the case that in the recent era, with Schumacher, and I have always been contracted with other teams and I had no connection with them.

"But they have always been good to me," he added. "They always give me ice cream! So I am happy..."

Giancarlo Fisichella, who is known not to be highly rated by team boss Jean Todt, said: "In the last few years, I was under contract with other teams, so... I don't know why. I had a chat sometimes with them, but it never became very close to drive to them."

While Tonio Liuzzi still holds out hope: "I am still only two years in Formula One and you don't know what will happen, so... you never know. Maybe, they prefer Finland for selling cars. I have no idea... "