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The F2012 has left for Jerez
Source: Ferrari Maranello, 3 February –This afternoon, the F2012 set off on its journey to make its track debut, scheduled for 7 February at Jerez de la Frontiera, in Andalusia. The only car available so far was launched this morning to all the fans of the Prancing Horse through the medium of the Maranello company’s website and was then returned to the Car Assembly area where the final touches were put to it. Then, at dusk, on a very cold day that actually did not see any more snow fall in the end, it was loaded onto a high-speed transporter which then left for Jerez. It’s a long way to go, given the distance separating Maranello from the Spanish city is around 2,200 kilometres and it is due to arrive tomorrow night. Some members of the team will already be there awaiting its arrival, while the majority will fly out of Bologna on Sunday morning. |
F2012: new single-seater presentation
Source: Ferrari The F2012 is the fifty eighth car built by Ferrari with the express purpose of taking part in the Formula 1 World Championship. It adopts a well established tradition of being named after its year of manufacture. |
Technical Specifications
Source: Ferrari Chassis — Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure — Ferrari longitudinal gearbox — Limited-slip differential — Semiautomatic sequential electronically controlled gearbox – quick shift — Number of gears: 7 +Reverse — Brembo ventilated carbon-fibre disc brakes — Independent suspension, pull-rod activated torsion springs front and rear — Weight with water, lubricant and driver: 640 kg — OZ Wheels (front and rear): 13” Engine — Type: 056 — Number of cylinders: 8 — Cylinder block in sand cast aluminium V 90° — Number of valves: 32 — Pneumatic distribution — Total displacement: 2398 cm3 — Piston bore: 98 mm — Weight > 95 kg — Electronic injection and ignition — Fuel: Shell V-Power — Lubricant: Shell Helix Ultra |
The F2012 on www.ferrari.com: over five million page visits in under ten hours Maranello, 3 February – A huge number of Ferrari enthusiasts from all over the world headed for the Maranello company’s website today to find out all about the F2012, the car that Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will use in this year’s Formula 1 World Championship. There were over five million page hits in under ten hours, bearing witness to the great success generated among fans and F1 insiders by the on-line presentation. Apart from live streaming of the event as it took place at the Fiorano track’s steering pad, web surfers were able to see photos of many details of the car as well as watch interviews with President Luca di Montezemolo, Stefano Domenicali and the engineers who designed and produced the car, as well as the drivers who will take it out on track.
If confirmation was needed that love of Ferrari knows no boundaries, the geographical distribution of the visitors definitely proved it, as they really came from all four corners of the globe, including Greenland, Cuba and other Caribbean islands such as St. Kitts and Nevis. In terms of volume, the top ten was headed not surprisingly by Italy, Ferrari’s homeland. Much more surprising was the fact that in second place came Finland, beating Spain by a whisker: the fact that former Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen is returning to Formula 1 has revived interest in this sport among the Finns is understandable, but not many would have bet on it being quite so widespread! |
Ferrari and Santander together until 2017 Scuderia Ferrari announces that it has extended its collaboration agreement with the Santander Bank to the end of the 2017 season.
“We are pleased to have extended our relationship with the Santander Bank,” commented Scuderia Team Principal, Stefano Domenicali. “In these first two years together, we have been able to see on a daily basis how much our two companies share the same values: a desire for excellence, love of competition, team work, the will to excel and to serve one’s customers needs. Having extended the contract from now, is a sign of the great confidence Santander has in us and that is something of which we can be particularly proud.” |
New Ferrari launch cancelled because of snow Maranello, 2 February – There was no let up from the snow last night, which continued to fall on Maranello and the surrounding area and the situation does not appear to be changing this morning. The forecast is still bad both in terms of predictions of more snow fall and of a further drop in temperature. |
OZ wheels for the new Ferrari Maranello, 1st February – The wheels on the Ferrari Formula 1 car that is being launched in two days time at the Fiorano Track are made by OZ, an Italian company that is a world leader in the world of competition and the motor industry in general and in the field of alloy wheels. |
Maranello white-out
Source: Ferrari Maranello, 1st February – It’s not the first time and it certainly won’t be the last that snow has put in an appearance on the eve of the launch of a new Ferrari Formula 1 car. However, it seems that this year, the weather gods really want to have their say. From late yesterday morning, Maranello has been hit by snow, with no sign of a let up. Work to set up the structure that will host the launch ceremony is still going ahead, even if it is not proving straightforward. The forecast is not exactly comforting, as snow is set to continue falling at least until tomorrow morning and the temperature will continue to drop, getting down to the -10º mark, which will make for icy roads. |
Seat fitting for Alonso and Massa Maranello, 24 January –Today, for the first time, Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso made actual contact with the car they will drive in the 2012 World Championship. The two Scuderia Ferrari drivers were in Maranello today to try out their seating position in the very first car to be assembled over the past few days at the Gestione Sportiva.
It also provided the opportunity for the drivers to meet up with Stefano Domenicali and the engineers and to be brought up to speed with development of the car. Felipe and Fernando, along with Jules Bianchi and Davide Rigon, will spend the next few days at a training camp in the Canary Isles taking part in a programme aimed at putting the finishing touches to their physical training, prior to the start of the season. Their next public outing will be on 3 February at the Fiorano track, for the presentation of the new car to the media and the Scuderia’s partners. |