Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro News

Massa wins in Granja Viana

Maranello, 6 December 2009 - Felipe Massa, teamed up with Lucas di Grassi, third driver of the Renault Formula 1 team and Stock Car Lights driver Julio Campos, won the 500 Miles of Granja Viana yesterday in Cotia, near Sao Paulo. In Granja Viana Felipe was back on the top spot after his success here when he was 16 years old, when the race was held for the first time in 1997.

Massa crossed the line first after 644 laps and 10h 58:17.64. Second place went to Leonardo Nienkotter, Ricardo Zonta, André Nicastro, Francesco Ventre, Eduardo Dieter and Guilherme Silva, while the team, lead by Rubens Barrichello, joined by Tony Kanaan, Felipe Giaffone, Renato Russo and Osvaldo Negri, only came in third.

Massa dedicated the win to his son Felipinho at the end of a difficult season for him after the accident during the Hungarian GP’s qualifying. “Together with the victory gained in Florianopolis last week this was a very important goal for me after I had dreamt about getting back onto the track for a long time. I want to dedicate this victory to my son, it’s my way to say how much I love him.”

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Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro News

Fisichella at Bologna Motor Show opening

Bologna, 4 December 2009 - Giancarlo Fisichella was guest at the Ferrari stand at the Bologna Motor Show, today at its first day. The Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver signed numerous autographs for the vast number of young fans at the stand, where the F60, “his” car for five races in the last part of the 2009 season, was exposed.

"Ferrari will always remain something really special and you can see it in these occasions, when people’s attention is attracted by the red colour, which for me remains a synonym for victory,” Giancarlo told several journalists present at the show. "Regrets for how my adventure went? No, but because I realised my childhood dream. Naturally I hoped and I expected to do better, for me and especially for the team: unfortunately it didn’t work out. For the future I know for sure that I’m part of the Ferrari family and that I’m the third driver in 2010. Sauber? First of all I’m happy that they can participate in the Championship and I would like to be able to collaborate with a team I know and I got on very well with them: together with Ferrari we’ll see if that will be possible.”

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A glimpse into the future

Jerez de la Frontera, 3rd December 2009 – This was a special day for the top three finishers in the Italian Formula 3 Championship, who today were given the chance to drive an F60. Afterwards, they explained how it felt during a short press conference. In charge of the programme, Luca Baldisserri was happy with the outcome “ The lads tackled the opportunity given them in a mature way, while this was a more difficult challenge than the one faced by those who drive at Fiorano last year. Here, there were other young drivers on track, all very keen to show their potential, while the track itself is more complicated. I believe that more of this type of event is the way to go for Formula 1.”

The quickest of the three, the Mexican, Pablo Sanchez Lopez, thanked everyone who had helped him realise his dream: “at first, it was difficult to deal with the power of this incredible car, then in the last few laps, even if I was struggling, it was absolutely fantastic.” Daniel Zampieri, who was second fastest, underlined the importance of the advice given by Andrea Bertolini, who was in Jerez in the role of driver coach. “Andrea followed us every step of the way and his help made this an unforgettable experience.” Marco Zipoli mentioned the huge difference between the Formula 1 and Formula 3 cars: “we learned so much, especially how much horsepower still separates us from Formula 1 and it was the best experience that an aspiring driver from this fantastic series could ever hope for.”

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Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro News

Ferrari drivers for a day

Jerez de la Frontera, 3 december 2009 - The final day of testing featuring young hopefuls at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, saw the top three finishers in the Italian Formula 3 Championship taking turns at the wheel of the F60, brought to the track by Scuderia Ferrari. The first of the three to be Ferrari drivers for a day and to slide into the cockpit was Marco Zipoli from Genoa, who set the third best time with a 1.21.725, while the second best performance in this mini-classification came from Rome’s Daniel Zampieri, in 1.21.279. Quickest was the young Mexican, Pablo Sanchez Lopez, the last man to get behind the wheel of the car, with a time of 1.21.068, which was good enough for eleventh overall on the day. At the end of the session, the three drivers were bubbling with enthusiasm, just as were their three predecessors last year, when Ferrari, in collaboration with the ACI-CSAI created the opportunity for them to experience driving a car that had competed in the Formula 1 World Championship.

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Tests in Jerez

Maranello, 3 December 2009

Circuit: Autodromo di Jerez - 4,428 km

Drivers: Daniel Zampieri, Marco Zipoli, Pablo Sanchez Lopez

Car: Ferrari F60

Weather: air temperature 14/17 °C, track temperature 13/29 °C. Cloudy with some rain.

Third and last day of testing for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, where a private test session, dedicated to young drivers, was held.

On the occasion of the initiative, started in 2008 in collaboration with ACI-CSAI, today the three top drivers from the Italian Formula 3 Championship – the Italians Daniel Zampieri and Marco Zipoli and the Mexican Pablo Sanchez Lopez – sat behind the wheel of an F60 single-seater.

The three drivers drove a total of 122 laps: 39 Sanchez Lopez, 41 Zipoli and 42 Zampieri. The fastest amongst them was the Mexican with a lap time of 1.21.068, followed by Zampieri (1.21.279) and Zipoli (1.21.725).

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Here’s the Massa family!

Maranello, 3 December 2009 – Father Felipe and mother Raffaela are already used to being photographed, but for Felipinho this is the first time in front of the camera: now the Massa family is complete…

"What I’m experiencing right now is really something unique for me, it’s fantastic,” Felipe said. “I am really happy and I never thought I could feel anything like that.”

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48 hours as a Ferrari driver

Jerez de la Frontera, 2 December 2009 – Talking to the media who are here for these three unique days of testing for young hopefuls with their sights set on Formula 1, Jules Bianchi was bubbling with enthusiasm immediately after his time on track: “I am happy, even if at the start, my heart was beating very fast and I found it hard to accept that I was sitting in the cockpit of a Ferrari.” There was a great deal of interest surrounding the young Frenchman’s debut at the wheel of the F60 and the driver himself felt his stint as a Ferrari driver had gone well. “It’s impossible to describe exactly what it feels like to be part of the Scuderia, even if it’s just for 48 hours.

I learned a lot, including what it means to go through a debrief facing fifteen engineers, given that I’m used to talking to just one person at the end of a session.” What impressed Bianchi the most was the power of the engine, along with the braking going into corners and the fact these could be taken at great speed, only braking at the very last moment. “Running with a heavy weight on board helped me understand what awaits me next year: winning in GP2 is my main aim, although I won’t easily forget this experience and the preparation required to make it into the world of Formula 1.

To the young guys driving tomorrow, I would advise them not to go looking for the limit straight away, but to let the team guide them, given that those of us who still have a long way to go can learn so much from them.”

2010 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar

1. 2010 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir) * 12 - 14 Mar

2. 2010 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) * 25 - 28 Mar

3. 2010 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpur) * 02 - 04 Apr

4. 2010 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai) * 16 - 18 Apr

5. Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2010 (Catalunya) * 07 - 09 May

6. Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2010 (Monte Carlo) * 13 - 16 May

7. 2010 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul) * 28 - 30 May

8. Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2010 (Montreal) * 11 - 13 Jun

9. 2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia) * 25 - 27 Jun

10. 2010 Formula 1 British Grand Prix (Donington Park) * 09 - 11 Jul

11. Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2010 (Hockenheim) * 23 - 25 Jul

12. Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydij 2010 (Budapest) * 30 Jul - 01 Aug

13. 2010 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) * 27 - 29 Aug

14. Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2010 (Monza) * 10 - 12 Sep

15. 2010 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore) * 24 - 26 Sep

16. 2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) * 01 - 03 Oct

17. 2010 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix (Korea) * 15 - 17 Oct

18. 2010 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina Circuit) * 29 - 31 Oct

19. Formula 1 Grande Premio do Brasil 2010 (Sao Paulo) * 12 - 14 Nov

* Provisional

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2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Drivers

1. Jenson Button (British) Brawn-Mercedes Pts 95

2. Sebastian Vettel (German) RBR-Renault Pts 84

3. Rubens Barrichello (Brazilian) Brawn-Mercedes Pts 77

4. Mark Webber (Australian) RBR-Renault Pts 69.5

5. Lewis Hamilton (British) McLaren-Mercedes Pts 49

6. Kimi Räikkönen (Finnish) Ferrari Pts 48

7. Nico Rosberg (German) Williams-Toyota Pts 34.5

8. Jarno Trulli (Italian) Toyota Pts 32.5

9. Fernando Alonso (Spanish) Renault Pts 26

10. Timo Glock (German) Toyota Pts 24

11. Felipe Massa (Brazilian) Ferrari Pts 22

12. Heikki Kovalainen (Finnish) McLaren-Mercedes Pts 22

13. Nick Heidfeld (German) BMW Sauber Pts 19

14. Robert Kubica (Polish) BMW Sauber Pts 17

15. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italian) Ferrari Pts 8

16. Sebastien Buemi (Swiss) STR-Ferrari Pts 6

17. Adrian Sutil (German) Force India-Mercedes Pts 5

18. Kamui Kobayashi (Japanese) Toyota Pts 3

19. Sebastien Bourdais (French) STR-Ferrari Pts 2

20. Kazuki Nakajima (Japanese) Williams-Toyota Pts 0

21. Nelsinho Piquet (Brazilian) Renault Pts 0

22. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italian) Force India-Mercedes Pts 0

23. Romain Grosjean (French) Renault Pts 0

24. Jaime Alguersuari (Spanish) STR-Ferrari Pts 0

25. Luca Badoer (Italian) Ferrari Pts 0 _____________________________________________________

2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Constructors

1. Brawn-Mercedes Pts 172

2. RBR-Renault Pts 153.5

3. McLaren-Mercedes Pts 71

4. Ferrari Pts 70

5. Toyota Pts 59.5

6. BMW Sauber Pts 36

7. Williams-Toyota Pts 34.5

8. Renault Pts 26

9. Force India-Mercedes Pts 13

10. STR-Ferrari Pts 8 _____________________________________________________

2009 FIA Formula One World Championship

1. Australia Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes)

2. Malaysia Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes)

3. China Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault)

4. Bahrain Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes)

5. Spain Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes)

6. Monaco Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes)

7. Turkey Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes)

8. Great Britain Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault)

9. Germany Mark Webber (RBR-Renault)

10. Hungary Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)

11. Europe Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes)

12. Belgium Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)

13. Italy Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes)

14. Singapore Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)

15. Japan Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault)

16. Brazil Mark Webber (RBR-Renault)

17. Abu Dhabi Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault)

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HALL OF FAME

FIA Formula One World Drivers Champions 1950 – 2009

Jenson Button (British) Brawn-Mercedes 2009

Lewis Hamilton (British) McLaren-Mercedes 2008

Kimi Räikkönen (Finnish) 2007

Fernando Alonso (Spanish) Renault 2005-2006

Michael Schumacher (German) Benetton-Ford, Benetton-Renault, Ferrari 1994-1995, 2000-2004

Mika Hakkinen (Finnish) McLaren-Mercedes 1998-1999

Jacques Villeneuve (Canadian) Williams-Renault 1997

Damon Hill (British) Williams-Renault 1996

Alain Prost (French) McLaren-TAG, McLaren- Honda, Williams-Renault 1985-1986, 1989, 1993

Nigel Mansell (British) Williams-Renault 1992

Ayrton Senna (Brazilian) McLaren-Honda, 1988, 1990-1991

Nelson Piquet (Brazilian) Brabham-Ford, Brabham-BMW, Williams-Honda 1981, 1983, 1987

Niki Lauda (Austrian) Ferrari, McLaren-TAG 1975, 1977, 1984

Keke Rosberg (Finnish) Williams-Ford 1982

Alan Jones (Australian) Williams-Ford 1980

Jody Scheckter (South African) (Ferrari) 1979

Mario Andretti (American) Lotus-Ford 1978

James Hunt (British) McLaren-Ford 1976

Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazilian) Lotus-Ford, McLaren-Ford 1972, 1974

Jackie Stewart (British) Matra-Ford, Tyrrell-Ford 1969, 1971, 1973

Jochen Rindt (Austrian) Lotus-Ford 1970

Graham Hill (British) BRM, Lotus-Ford 1962, 1968

Denny Hulme (New Zealander) Brabham-Repco 1967

Jack Brabham (Australian) Cooper-Climax, Brabham-Repco 1959-1960, 1966

Jim Clark (British) Lotus-Climax 1963, 1965

John Surtees (British) Ferrari 1964

Phil Hill (American) Ferrari 1961

Mike Hawthorn (British) Ferrari 1958

Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentinean) Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari 1951, 1954-1957

Alberto Ascari (Italian) Ferrari 1952-1953

Nino Farina (Italian) Alfa Romeo 1950