Will Ferrari ever dominate Formula 1?

Ferrari waited for 21 long years before their driver Michael Schumacher gave them their first drivers’ title since Jody Scheckter triumphed in 1979.
But was it all about the car? Or was it only about the driver?
Well much of that success was attributed to the triumphant trio with the leadership of Jean Todt, technical and tactical nous of Ross Brawn and of course not discounting the driver Michael Schumacher. With all the right combinations in place, Ferrari then dominated the opposition for the next 5 seasons.
Ferrari won 5 consecutive titles in the early 2000s but has been no match for the Red Bull over the past few years. Similar to the situation for Ferrari, Red Bull is now the team with all the right elements in place. Red Bull has Christian Horner for Todt, Sebastian Vettel for Schumacher and Adrian Newey for Brawn.
So the question must be asked, are the Ferrari glory years over, and will they ever dominate the sport again?
There are several thinking about it, both to argue for and against. With the new budget cap restrictions in place from 2015 onwards and engine regulations set to level the playing field, at least initially, it’s fair to say that it will be harder than ever before. From as long as Ferrari has existed in Formula One, the glamorous Maranello outfit has been the team with the most attention focused upon it. Much of this success is down to the sheer weight of resources, and, with the might of major stakeholder Fiat and sponsors Shell behind it, Ferrari has the big bucks to spend on the best drivers and car development to more than match any other team.
In Alonso, Ferrari certainly has a driver who is more a match for any other on his day. But he has endured his fair share of frustrations in 2013, and it all boiled over in Hungary when he received a public dressing-down from President Luca di Montezemolo for criticizing the performance of his car.
Ferrari Technical Chief James Allison said,” I have found a team hungry and determined to get back to the top of the podium at every race and championship. It is a team that is optimistic for the future and is looking forward to dominating the sport again.”
Allison, who was talking to Sky Italia, said Ferrari’s form would improve as a result of "a series of investments made on the engineer, personnel and equipment side which we are going to reap the rewards of over the next several years". Ferrari have spent much of last year revamping the wind tunnel at their Maranello base after discovering in 2012 that there were inconsistencies between the results from simulations and those of new parts when they reached the track. That means the 2014 car has been largely developed in the former Toyota F1 wind tunnel in Cologne, which Ferrari have been using instead. Now their own wind tunnel is up and running again, the team are hopeful that it will improve their ability to develop their car, a major flaw of Ferrari’s over the last few years.
Formula 1 is not a sport which has any quick fix. It is a very difficult organization and to get every single aspect right is very tough, but it’s like a puzzle, once you get all the pieces at the right place then only you will win. The team has been working on the weak points and the results have been promising. The testing is Jerez and Bahrain has shown great improvement in the car and also that it is really competitive.
With there being an overhaul of the technical regulations next season, 2014 may present Ferrari with its best chance yet of returning to the very front of the grid and surpassing the all-conquering Red Bulls. For this to happen, the problems with the correlation between the wind tunnel and the track must be resolved. Every Ferrari fan is eager to see the team perform to the best of its abilities and see the team winning every race possible.
Whether or not Ferrari will dominate again as they did in the early 2000s remains to be seen, but in sport, everything is cyclical. It is not so much a question of "if," but rather a question of "when."