The New Scuderia Ferrari F2012 + Plus interviews with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
The New Scuderia Ferrari F2012 + Plus interviews with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
Waiting to get onto the track in Abu Dhabi for the penultimate race of the Championship Pat Fry talks about how the Scuderia Ferrari is getting ready for the 2012 season, testing new aerodynamic solutions and strategies in this season’s last races. Michele Pignatti Morano, Head of the New Business department, tells us about the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the theme park inaugurated last year next to the Yas Marina circuit. Ercole Bendinelli and Fabrizio Borra, Fernando Alonso’s physiotherapists, in a double-interview, talk about their work with the Spanish driver
With the next race, in Korea, in sight Stefano Domenicali talks about the experience made in Japan.
Right before the start of the race weekend of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Fernando Alonso wanted to try the new 458 Spider, which will be presented at the IAA Frankfurt next Tuesday. The Scuderia Ferrari driver enjoyed the potential of the 8-cylinder mid-rear engine from the Prancing Horse – with hard top and fitted with the same most advanced technological content as the multi-awarded 458 Italia and now available in an “en plein air” version – on the roads around Maranello
The eagerly awaited moment is finally here: the Ferrari FF – brought on stage by Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, CEO Amedeo Felisa, Vice Chairman Piero Ferrari, the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa as well as the test drivers Raffaele de Simone and Dario Benuzzi — is presented to the public.
With seven races left in the Formula 1 Championship Fernando Alonso asks the team to remain concentrated to fight race after race for the World Title.
Stefano Domenicali and the two Ferrari drivers taking about their feelings before the delicate transfer to Hungary. An important race is waiting for them in Budapest on a difficult circuit, but the Scuderia is extremely confident.
With the Grand Prix on the Hockenheim in front of him, Fernando Alonso says he’s “optimistic for the Championship, because our single-seater is competitive and the next races will be held on tracks, which favour our cars. We’re still in the race for the title”.
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The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty may have made the world a better place, but the test ban in place in Formula One has had some other rather interesting effects. Take Jaime Alguersuari, for example, who was racing in actual grands prix before getting a chance to actually test out the machinery. Or Michael Schumacher, who had to sharpen his skills in a GP2 car before coming out of retirement. Or in this case, Fernando Alonso, who had never even lapped Ferrari’s iconic private Fiorano test track… until now.
Ferrari took advantage of a loophole in the regulations that allows teams to run their cars during the season for “promotional purposes.” So in order to test the revisions that the Scuderia made to its F10 racer in advance of this past weekend’s European Grand Prix, and allow their two-time world champion to get some track time at Fiorano, Ferrari had to release this clip. Follow the jump to watch the video from inside the cockpit, and consider the team suitably promoted.
[Source: Ferrari via Axis of Oversteer]
Continue reading Video: Fernando Alonso shows us how to get around Fiorano… and the test ban
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Montreal has some great karting tracks. The French-Canadian metropolis, after all, is a veritable motorsport mecca, playing host to Formula One (among other series) on a more regular basis than any other city in North America. So it should come as no surprise that, while Ferrari was in town for the Canadian Grand Prix last week, they took the whole team out to one such facility for some suitable R&R.
Among those participating were the team’s star drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, along with Lance Stroll, the 11-year-old kid the team had signed to a driver development program the day before. So how did the young prodigy fare against the seasoned veterans? Well, after beating out the rest of the team personnel (including, we’d assume, at least one of the Scuderia’s many test drivers), Stroll finished second in the ranks, beating out one of the grand prix drivers.
Ferrari, somewhat understandably, isn’t saying which – Alonso or Massa – Stroll defeated in the friendly competition, but given that Massa is still an avid karter, we’d suspect it was Alonso. It’s worth noting that with his more relevant experience and lower body weight, the young Stroll had a bit of an advantage. But any way you cut it, that’s some fine work. Official announcement after the jump.
[Source: Ferrari]
Continue reading Ferrari’s 11-year-old wunderkind beats F1 driver in karting competition
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