Ferrari

The role of Ferrari team principal is more than a job - it’s a life task. And whoever takes over from Jean Todt will be measured by the Frenchman’s six titles in his tenure at the helm. Surprisingly, Stefano Domenicali, who from this season steps into Todt’s shoes, is unfazed by the pressure that comes […]

Ferrari has reportedly called off its plan to debut a radical innovation at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend.It emerged recently that the Italian team intended to use the innovation - effectively an opening in the upper front of the F2008`s nose - for the first time in either Bahrain, or the subsequent Spanish Grand […]

The third round of the Formula 1 World Championship takes place at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain, a very familiar venue for Ferrari, as the track has been used regularly over the past few years for winter testing. In February of this year, the Scuderia and Toyota were the only two squads running on this […]

Fernando Alonso is still giving hints that his Formula One future could be red.In an interview with the German sports magazine Sport Bild, the Renault driver confirmed that his 2008 contract allows him to leave the struggling team at the end of the year.Asked if he will still be a Renault driver in 2009, the […]

A former Ferrari team boss has advised the Maranello-based squad to consider a couple of current drivers should a vacant cockpit arise in the future.“I would not want to be in Felipe`s skin - two big weekends, three big mistakes,” said Cesare Fiorio, who led the Prancing Horse nearly 20 years ago before the ultra-successful […]

Team orders were in play by the Ferrari team in Malaysia, a veteran formula one expert suspects.Gary Anderson, a semi-retired Grand Prix car designer for teams like Jordan and Jaguar, thinks Felipe Massa was manipulated into second place at Sepang despite scoring pole position and leading race winner Kimi Raikkonen until the first pit stops. […]

The 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (April 4-5-6) will play host to a mouth-watering array of machinery celebrating Ferrari`s sixty years as a constructor of Formula One and sports racing cars. Since 1947 the scarlet cars from Maranello have epitomised the speed and glamour of international motor sport, and the new-look F1 Village at […]

During the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix fans will get the chance to get up close and personal with an array of historic Ferrari Formula One cars, as the Italian company continues celebrations to mark its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition.
Amongst the cars on display will be a priceless 166MM sports car, one of the […]

A Ferrari spokesman has plainly dismissed rumours that a deal is already in place to put Fernando Alonso alongside Kimi Raikkonen at the Italian team in 2009.“There is no arrangement at all with Fernando and Ferrari,” he is quoted as saying by The Times.“We have two drivers already contracted for next year - Mr […]

Norbert Haug thinks Ferrari`s recent experience of the Sakhir circuit should make Ferrari the favourites to win the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix. Of Formula One`s 11 teams, only Ferrari and Toyota opted to make the expensive trip to Bahrain for six days of winter testing. “That should be an advantage for them,” Haug told […]

A spokesman for Ferrari has ruled out any lingering doubt that Felipe Massa`s terminal Sepang spin was caused by a technical problem. Amid rumours that his seat for 2009 may not be safe, Ferrari officials said they would check whether any aspect of the car could be blamed for what appeared to be the Brazilian`s […]

Having finished seventy seconds behind Kimi Raikkonen on Sunday, only just managing to scrape into the points, it is clear that Fernando Alonso faces the prospect of a difficult season, For while Renault is certain to make improvements, so are Ferrari, McLaren and BMW, not to mention Williams, Toyota, Honda and Toro Rosso.
On current form, […]

Ferrari are hoping to benefit from having tested at the Bahrain circuit earlier this year in next month`s third round of the championship.
The Italian squad, together with Toyota, spent six days testing at the Sakhir circuit in February.
And although the team expect the conditions to be very different, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali reckons their […]

Ferrari insist they are not concerned about Felipe Massa`s disastrous start to the season, despite the Brazilian throwing away second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Massa ran wide at Turn 6 halfway through the race at Sepang.
When he clouted a kerb it stalled the car`s aerodynamics and caused him to lose control of the […]

Fernando Alonso on Sunday admitted that Felipe Massa`s mistakes are likely to increase speculation about his own future at Ferrari.After finishing just eighth in his Renault in Malaysia, the Spaniard was asked by his local press corps about rumours linking him with becoming Kimi Raikkonen`s team-mate next year.“It is too early to talk about team […]

Felipe Massa`s newly married wife was unimpressed with speculation linking her husband with an early exit from Ferrari.It has been rumoured all week in Malaysia that, despite the Brazilian driver`s ongoing contract with the Italian team, Sebastian Vettel or Fernando Alonso are in fact more likely to be driving the red car in 2009.On live […]

Ferrari has vowed to improve the service it provides to its F1 team customers, following a spat of engine problems so far this year.The Maranello based works team`s V8 failures in Melbourne attracted global headlines, but as reliability improved markedly this weekend following a frantic investigation back in Italy, customers Force India and Toro Rosso […]

A win and a retirement is the final outcome of the Malaysian Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. Kimi Raikkonen took the sixteenth win of his career, bringing Ferrari`s total to 202 from 760 Grand Prix participations. Felipe Massa […]

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says the Italian squad were relieved to be able to show their full potential following a dismal start to the season in Australia.
“I think the sense of relief is connected to the fact that we really showed what is our potential.
“We were strong all weekend, very good pace on […]

Kimi Raikkonen - 1st: “I am very happy with this win, for me and for the team. It`s a shame that Felipe was unable to let us bring home a result that was within our grasp. At the start I came alongside Felipe, but I did not take any risks, knowing I was stopping one […]

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was overjoyed after the Italian squad bounced back from their disappointing Australian Grand Prix.
Just one week after both Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa retired from the Melbourne race due to mechanical problems, the world champion took a commanding win in Sepang.
Ferrari looked set for a one-two, but Massa spun off […]

With an hour to go before the start of the 2008 Malaysia Grand Prix it is bright and sunny. However, we know from experience that the weather can change very quickly out here, and usually does.
As ever, fuel and tyre strategies have us all second-guessing, however, the other big question is will it rain?
First off […]

Kimi Raikkonen was delighted after his Ferrari team managed to fight back in Malaysia following their dismal Australian Grand Prix.
The Finn, who retired from the Melbourne race, took a dominant victory in Sepang, crossing the finish line nearly 20 seconds in front of BMW Sauber`s Robert Kubica.
Raikkonen`s win, five years after he had scored his […]

Malaysian GP - Race It may not have been the most entertaining of races for the fans, but for Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari his dominant Malaysian Grand Prix victory is just what he needed following the disappointment in Melbourne a week ago…
 

Toro Rosso co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz has played down persisting rumours that Sebastian Vettel could end up racing a Ferrari in 2009.Even though the Austrian billionaire intends to sell his Red Bull stake in Gerhard Berger`s team next year, Mateschitz rubbished speculation that the prized young German driver is also on the move.He said there is […]