Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali reckons next year's championship will once again see Brawn GP and Red Bull fighting at the front - but with Ferrari added to the mix.

In an unusual turn of form, Formula One's two powerhouses, Ferrari and McLaren, struggled throughout the first half of the 2009 campaign while Brawn GP and Red Bull Racing came to the fore.

And although both Ferrari and McLaren put up a fight at the season progressed, they were left to battle it out for third place in the Constructors' Championship, which McLaren took by one point.

But looking ahead to next year's Championship, Domenicali is refusing to write off the challenges from Brawn and Red Bull, confident that both outfits with carry this year's form into next season.

"I respect them a lot," he told ITV.

"Brawn had such a huge advantage at the beginning that for sure - without saying - they will have swapped development to their new car a long time ago.

"I know Ross (Brawn) very well and for sure he is doing that.

"With regard to Red Bull, I think they did a great package - a really great package - for sure they will be there next year too."

The team boss, though, believes Ferrari will be up there fighting with them as in the past the Scuderia have proven they do bounce back from their disappointments.

"In 2005 we suffered like hell like this year, we had the lone win at Indianapolis and that season was very difficult," Domenicali said.

"The memory is very short, but we have these periods and we are used to getting out of them with the Ferrari spirit and the Ferrari resources."