Felipe Massa has refused to rule Ferrari out of the title races despite admitting that Turkey was their "poorest performance so far".
Last weekend's grand prix in Istanbul saw Ferrari fall well behind the McLarens and Red Bulls, perhaps even Mercedes GP, as the team struggled for pace in both qualifying and the race.
Massa, who qualified in eighth place, would have finished the grand prix in that same position had it not been for Sebastian Vettel's retirement moving him up to seventh while his team-mate Fernando Alonso went from P12 to P8 as they finished more than half a minute behind race winner Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari's disappointing result in their 800th grand prix prompted Alonso to deliver a damning assessment as he said the race was "without doubt the worst event of the season." And he isn't alone in his opinion.
"I think the only honest way to describe it is as the poorest performance from Scuderia Ferrari so far this season," Massa told the team's official website.
"We were uncompetitive through the whole weekend, from Friday through to Sunday, and struggled in every session, especially qualifying.
"So, when it came to the race, I think we did the best we could do, given our pace and our position on the grid. It was a shame, given that the Istanbul track is one of my favourites, and somewhere I have won three times in the past at the wheel of a great car.
"This time, it was not so positive, but no way are we going to give up and we must just keep on working and try to fight back immediately."
The Brazilian is not giving up on Ferrari's season, confident that the Italian outfit has the ability and the know-how to turn the situation around.
"We can do it, because we did a fantastic job over the last winter and came out with a great car at the start of the year, which was a massive improvement compared to the car with which we ended the 2009 season.
"At that point, we had found the right direction to take in working on the car. However, from a certain moment of the season up until now, our development has not seen the car improve as much as we had hoped for or expected and, in the same time period, we saw our competitors improve their cars significantly.
"This is the situation facing us now, so we must start by understanding why the good direction we had up until that moment has not continued. I am sure we can do it, because Ferrari has the capacity in terms of the people working for the team and also because it has come from behind in the past to again be competitive with the very best cars on the grid."
However, he is dropping down the order in the Drivers' Championship at a steady rate. While the Brazilian led the table after the Malaysian GP, four events later he is down in sixth place, 26 points off the pace.
"As far as the Championships are concerned, the situation is not yet in a critical position for us. Given that there are still twelve races to go, it is 100 per cent open, which means we can still fight for both Championships.
"However, at the moment, it's true that Red Bull has a better performance level, as it has done all season, while McLaren - which was behind us a few races ago - is now ahead of us in terms of their car performance
"We simply have to push hard to try and get ahead again. If the ability to achieve this goal is based on our desire to do so, then I am confident we can improve."