Category: Ferrari

News and Features for the Ferrari F1 Team

Ferrari look at cooling issues

Ferrari are looking into cooling issues with their F10 and are hoping to have a solution ahead of the Melbourne Grand Prix.

Both Ferrari drivers were given a new engine ahead of the season opener and although Massa said that he backed off in the last 30 laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix to save fuel, it has now emerged that there were also concerns about his car overheating.

Alonso under no illusions about season ahead

Fernando Alonso praised his Ferrari team, as the Spaniard notched up his first victory for the Prancing Horse in Bahrain.

Alonso was in superb form and after passing his team-mate at the start of the race, he quickly took advantaged of a faltering Sebastian Vettel to claim victory.

Massa remaining cautious about Bahrain chances

Felipe Massa was delighted with his qualifying effort after setting the second fastest time around the Sakhir circuit. The Brazilian, returning to F1 after his horror injury during the weekend of the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, proved to be the surprise of qualifying – out qualifying his team-mate and pole favourite Fernando Alonso.

McLaren expects rear wing design to be legal

McLaren has downplayed suggestions that the rear wing of its MP4-25 is illegal.

The move comes after Red Bull boss Christian Horner told a number of British reporters that his team and Ferrari had asked the FIA for clarification on the matter. It has been suggested that the layout of the MP4-25’s airbox and engine cover may help stall the rear-wing at high-speed, which would give the car a straight line speed advantage.

Ferrari lay into struggling new teams and FIA

Ferrari have laid into the new entrants for 2010, hinting heavily that they have always been merely part of a proxy war against FOTA by the FIA.

The ‘Horse Whisperer’ column on the Ferrari website, remarkable for its bizarre and probably tongue-in-cheek style, attacked Campos Meta 1 firstly.

Alonso: F10 is my best car so far

Fernando Alonso is confident ahead of the 2010 season, declaring that the Ferrari F10 is the best car that he has ever driven.

After sharing the four-day test with team-mate Felipe Massa, the Spaniard was fortunate to enjoy the best of the week’s weather – notching up an impressive 269 laps. With this, the double world champion is relishing the prospect of once again fighting at the front end of the grid.

Button ends Jerez test on top

Jenson Button ended the final day of testing at Jerez on top, as the team’s enjoyed their first rain-free session of the week.

Button: Ferrari on top at the moment

Jenson Button believes that Ferrari has the fastest car out of all of the front runners, after the first day test day of the week at Jerez.

Although Mark Webber set a searing pace in today’s session Button, the reigning world champion, claimed that he was more impressed with the pace of Fernando Alonso, who was second in the F10.

Jerez testing line-ups revealed

Teams have announced their driver line-ups for this week’s pre-season test, in Jerez.

Eleven of the thirteen entrants for this season’s world championship are scheduled to take part in the four-day event, with Lotus expected to debut their new T127 for the first time.

Ferrari launch F10 for 2010

Ferrari have launched their 2010 challenger in a blaze of publicity today. The new car was unveiled online and was followed by millions of people on the internet in real time.