The 2012 Formula 1 Championship is just around the corner. Just before the start of the season, the presentation of the new single-seater and the first test sessions, the Scuderia Ferrari drivers were in a training camp in Lanzarote on the Canary Islands
The 17th race in the 2011 Formula 1 Championship will be held at the brand-new Buddh International Circuit: the first Indian GP. Let’s discover together with Neil Martin, in charge for Racing Strategies Management and Development, and Gabriele Delli Colli, in charge for the F1 Simulator Facilities, how the Scuderia gets ready for this unique challenge on a completely new track. Furthermore test driver Jules Bianchi with a very particular task: assembling a Formula 1 single-seater.
This morning, the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers visited Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the Maranello marque’s theme park.
This morning, the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers visited Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the Maranello marque’s theme park. It is located on Yas Island, the venue which hosts the nineteenth and final round of the Formula 1 World Championship
Luca Colajanni, Head of Motorsport Press Office of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, talks about teams and drivers expectations regarding the last and crucial race of Formula 1 Championship held at Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.
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.
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If you followed yesterday’s 2010 German Grand Prix, you’ll remember that Felipe Massa mysteriously (not really) slowed late in the race, allowing his teammate Fernando Alonso to take the lead and the eventual win. Although this type of teamwork has been going on since the first two-chariot entry at the Circus Maximus, team orders are technically no longer allowed in Formula 1. As if the on-track maneuver wasn’t obvious enough, the radio chatter between Rob Smedley and the drivers made it pretty clear what was going on. And that radio chatter is monitored, so it wasn’t surprising that soon after the race an inquiry began into Ferrari’s tactics.
Well, the official word has come that Ferrari has been fined $100,000 for breaking the Sporting Regulations during the German Grand Prix. The stewards have also referred the matter to the World Motor Sports Council, meaning the result of the race could be in jeopardy. But for now the results stand.
Massa, probably stung by the call to move aside, admitted after the race that he let Alonso past, but he said he did it on his own accord. Ummmm… okay. Ultimately the driver has the final decision, but if he wants to return to the driver’s seat next season he’ll usually want to heed the advice of his team boss.
The official statement tells us that the stewards found Ferrari guilty of breaking article 39.1 of the Sporting Regulations, which forbids team orders that influence the outcome of the race. They also charged that Ferrari transgressed article 151c of the International Sporting Code, relating to bringing the sport into disrepute, the same section that McLaren was famously busted for back in 2007. Thanks to everyone for the tips.
Gallery: 2010 German Grand Prix
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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”.
Felipe Massa is confidently talking about the upcoming race in Germany, underlining that “the balance sheet of the season so far does not match the expectations. But I’m convinced that I’ll have a very competitive second half of the Championship”.
