There are seemingly no limits to the depths that Ferrari will plumb.
The difference is, in contrast to previous eras, the FIA/Ecclestone do seem a bit less willing to turn a blind eye to their cheating machinations. Previously they seemed to indulge or even collude with Ferrari, and had the attitude that Ferrari is F1 and the sport 'needed' them to win. In reality, the Ferrari/Schumacher hegemony for all those years was one of the dullest periods in F1 history.