Ferrari is undergoing their worst start to a season since 1992. The defending F1 Constructors' champions have yet to score a point after the first two races.

The disastrous start for Ferrari has led to a restructuring in the organization, with team manager Luca Baldisserri being reassigned to a factory-based role. Chris Dyer will assume Baldisserri's track-side duties, beginning in Shanghai. Dyer, an Australian, is the chief engineer for the team.

Baldisserri will join technical director Aldo Costa at Ferrari's Maranello, Italy base to examine the F60's on-track performances and find ways to accelerate its development.

"The goal is to anticipate as much as possible the introduction of new technologies to reduce the performance gap as fast as possible," Ferrari said on its website.

Ferrari has made some alterations to the car, including modifications to the front wing, in preparation for the Chinese GP.

Rather than the third race this year, the 2008 Chinese GP was the penultimate round of the F1 championship.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put on a dominating performance in last year's race, as he started on the pole and led every lap except those when he pitted en route to his fifth victory of the season. Hamilton clinched his first F1 world championship by a single point over Ferrari-rival Felipe Massa in the season- ending Brazilian GP.

"We got it spot-on last year, and while I don't expect us to enjoy that sort of performance advantage this season, I think we're all looking forward to a good showing," Hamilton said.

McLaren's MP4-24 has not performed up to the team's expectations so far this year, but Hamilton is hoping recent modifications to the car will help him gain much needed points.

Hopefully, some of the upgrades we've added to MP4-24 for this race will have a benefit," he said. "It would be very encouraging if we could qualify a little further up the grid and be regularly challenging for points."

The Shanghai International Circuit was designed as the race circuit for the new millennium. The modern track, with its stunning architecture, has been planned as China's gateway to the world of F1 competition. Not only is the course remarkable for its change of acceleration and deceleration in different winding turns, but also for its high-speed straights making high demands on the driver as well as the car. This should offer many opportunities for overtaking and give an intense and exciting motorsports experience to the spectators.