Arrivabene: "We're the bad guys"

During the F1 Milan Festival ahead of the Italian Grand Prix later this week, Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has said that it's time for Ferrari to show the world what they're truly capable of.

Last week's race at Spa Francorchamps was easily won by Sebastian Vettel, which showed just how strong the Italian team has become this season compared to the last seasons, where Mercedes clearly had the better package.

The Italian team is expected to be setting the pace at Monza as well, even though it's been eight years since they last won the Italian Grand Prix, with Mercedes winning it four times in a row since 2014. Still, Arrivabene expects Ferrari to come out on top.

"After winning at Spa, there's more pressure on our shoulders," he told Sky Sports Italia.

"We're used to that though, and we have to perform in races like this.

"It's taken a while, but we're finally getting the results.

"Everybody here wants to see this Ferrari and the people working in the background are our rockstars."

The 61-year-old explains that the whole team of Ferrari is extremely motivated to get the most out of the championship. He uses boxing as an analogy for winning the title, as he says Ferrari don't come to Monza to lose.

"We're still behind, so we have to take it round by round.

"If you win [a round], the fight still isn't won, and that's our eventual goal.

"We're used to this, Mercedes aren't.

"Sooner or later, we'll really hit them and we'll be the bad guys, and we know how much that hurts."