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[z2z]

Originally posted by Odvan


I'm fine, thank you. But through bitterness you can see rational things. By the way i'm very happy with WCC, and more happy that FM is not a champion. So, kisses and hugs for all.

In short you are Kimi Fan not/less Ferrari supporter.Its interesting Kimi himself said he felt sorry for Massa and you are thinking other way.

[Lazy Prodigy]

He isnt a Ferrari fan he is a Kimi fanboy making Kimi fans look bad.

[Odvan]

Originally posted by senna da silva


Funniest post of the year!

Yeah, we all enjoy Hamilton title.

[Odvan]

Originally posted by z2z


In short you are Kimi Fan not/less Ferrari supporter.Its interesting Kimi himself said he felt sorry for Massa and you are thinking other way.

And what? He's words - just typical correctness and loyalty. And why i need to think in my favourite pilot way?

[Odvan]

Originally posted by Lazy Prodigy
He isnt a Ferrari fan he is a Kimi fanboy making Kimi fans look bad.

I support ferrari, i don't like other team, especially makas boys. But i think the team need first and second pilot like in Schummi era, in other way we never win WCD (2007 was occasion). And of course number one is Kimi, not this funny Brazilian. Without clan games inside team with strange updates only for Massa Kimi could won title easily - you need just remember his position after Barcelona.

[Enzoluis]

Originally posted by Galko877


Räikkönen is always supposed to "destroy Massa" according to his fans. Never happened.

China, with all the team working for Felipe.

[Galko877]

Originally posted by Enzoluis


China, with all the team working for Felipe.

I didn't mean individual races.

[kismet]

They just swapped years. Massa was supposed to 'destroy' Kimi last year - didn't happen. Kimi was apparently supposed to 'destroy' Massa this year - didn't happen either. Perhaps there's a lesson in there for all of us, on both sides of the goddamn fence.

[Enzoluis]

Originally posted by Johny Bravo

All in all, Ferrari did not deserve their WCC, and still got it, while Felipe was a well deserving champion, but did not win it.

How you can say Ferrari do not deserve the WCC? Ferrari won 8/18 races, made three 1-2 , made the more record laps, 8 poles against 7 of Maclaren. Team errors apart Ferrari was a car for 141 championship points with perfect drivers and 120 with team errors included.

[AFCA]

Luca di Montezemolo: "A very important goal reached"

"In all my years in Formula 1, I haven't seen such an incredibly exciting finish to a championship. I always said that we'd be fighting until the last corner of the last Grand Prix and that's exactly what happened at the end of a brilliantly tense competition.

Ferrari's winning its 16th Constructors' World title since its foundation is an important milestone not only because it is the fruit of the work put in by the team and the drivers throughout the entire Championship, but also because we will once again be able to put the World Champion symbol on our Grand Tourers. Winning for the eighth time in 10 years - a feat unequalled at world level in any other team sport - proves beyond a shadow of a doubt what an extraordinary group we are.

We won thanks to a team that has undergone many profound changes over the last two years, changes that have brought on many young people from inside the Company. There were mistakes and difficult times but we responded to both by remaining united and refusing to give in. For that I thank GES Director Stefano Domenicali and his entire team of collaborators.

We have two great drivers in Felipe and Kimi also, and they deserve all our compliments for a job well done. Felipe in particular is in my thoughts as he crossed the finish line yesterday as world champion only to see the title slip through his fingers a few seconds later. I can only imagine how painful that moment must have been for him. However, I would like to give him my very special compliments, not only for dominating the running out there on the track in front of his fans, proving he is worthy indeed of the world title, but also for his maturity and sportsmanship off the track. He's a great champion and a great man.

Lastly, I would like to send my congratulations to Lewis Hamilton, the youngest ever world champion in the history of Formula 1. He was a very powerful rival indeed and his win, close though it was, was well deserved. He'll have the number 1 on his car next season, but he can rest assured of one thing: we'll be doing our very best to put it back on a Ferrari."

[shonguiz]

Congrats for the title guys.

[AFCA]

Translated Q&A with Di Montezemolo:

Q: What gives you a stronger feeling: the dissapointment of Massa loosing the driver's title by a whisker or the joy of Ferrari winning the contructor's title for the eighth time in ten years ?
Di Montezemolo: ''Imagine how disappointed I was straight after the race. I've been in Formula 1 for a lifetime and have never seen a driver crossing the finish line becoming worldchampion to then still lose it in the lap of honour after a handful of seconds. But I'm equally calm: the team couldn't have done more in Brazil. It acted perfectly, just like the drivers. We've ended up with two Ferrari's in front of the McLarens, like we had to: Kimi didn't take the risk of overtaking Alonso thinking of the constructor's title. Unfortunately it was no longer in our hands: the title was dependent on a possible mistake from Hamilton.''

Q: Last year he did make that mistake, this time he didn't but was fortunate nontheless.
Di Montezemolo: ''Yes, he lost the title by a point in 2007 and this time he has won it on merit: even if it was by a hair's breadth. Being in the fight for the title for two consecutive years at such a young age means he really is a champion. Good and fast, my compliments to him.''

Q: Earlier in the season though Ferrari has thrown away a lot of opportunities...
Di Montezemolo: ''We certainly didn't loose the driver's title in Sao Paolo. We've paid the price for some reliability problems we've had related to the engine at the beginning and middle of the season, for example in Hungary. And we've made a few mistakes too many, like the refuelling incident in Singapore. But the aim was to fight till the last corner of the last Grand Prix (ironically this is what he's been saying all year indeed - AFCA) : we've been able to do that and I'm proud of it.''

Q: The balance of the post-Schumacher era so far ?
Di Montezemolo: ''An exciting one with three titles won out of the four that were up for grabs. The renewal in the team has worked.''

Q: And how much is the constructor's title worth ?
Di Montezemolo: ''It's the mirror of our power: this year again we will put the worldchampions sign on the Gran Turismo cars. The eighth time in ten years: no one has ever been able to achieve a similar undertaking. Don't forget we compete against strong teams which are the reflection of the best car industries in the world. The rivals change but we're always up there: since ten years we've been fighting for first or second place. And the advantage of 21 points over McLaren also means something.''

Q: So everyone within the team goes on to the next class ?
Di Montezemolo: ''You don't change a winning team, eventhough each year some small changes are being made. But I'm very satisfied with the work of Domenicali, Costa, Baldisserri, the whole team. People that have worked their way up within our group, which has shown to measure up to the work in hand. I've phoned them after the race to say thank you.''

Q: Massa has passed his exams. What about Raikkonen ?
Di Montezemolo: ''Felipe has shown to be a great driver and, for his behaviour, a great man also. He's been unlucky, but he's a worldchampion for us now. He has the technical quality and the personality of a leader, he's very mature. Some said he'd be going like a rocket in qualifying to then lose out in the race: he's demonstrated the contrary.''

Q: Yes, but Kimi ? He seemed demotivated...
Di Montezemolo: ''That means we'll motivate him. Firstly, up till Sunday morning he was a worldchampion too. I expect him to return to the extraordinary performance level from last season and the beginning of this one. On some occassions Hamilton made mistakes also, for instance at Spa: he was just lucky to end up in the gravel and not in the barriers. Raikkonen must not be debated, his points have been precious for the constructor's title.''

Q: So no Alonso...
Di Montezemolo: ''No. Ferrari has the strongest driver pairing of the whole field, I wouldn't change it with any other one.''

Q: But in the future ?
Di Montezemolo: ''Well, in the future anything can happen. Also that I retire. With Massa and Raikkonen we want to regain the driver's title next year and we are full of confidence to succeed in doing that.''

Q: Let's talk about the regulations. What would you change ?
Di Montezemolo: ''To begin with the amount of points that a race winne is rewarded with: Massa has won six Grand Prix', Hamilton has won five but is worldchampion nevertheless. I thought of 1976 again, that year we lost the title with Lauda by...half a point.''

Q: In reality a lot of other things will change, the aerodynamics to start off with.
Di Montezemolo: ''To me it seems that for a long time now Formula 1 has been in the grip of mindless and excessive changes. It's right to pursue a reduction of the costs, but it should be done with common sense. The new regulations on KERS are a folly like they are: they require enormous costs: in this case a single supplier could have been considered.''

Q: You don't want that to be considered for the engine though...
Di Montezemolo: ''It's unthinkable having a standard engine for everyone: it would be a contradiction: Formula 1 would lose its fundamental values that inspire the sport: competition and research.''

Q: Are the teams at war with the FIA now ?
Di Montezemolo: ''No, we have to collaborate in a positive way. Today, before flying to New York for the elections I will meet up with Mosley in London for a technical meeting to shed light on the new regulations. Apart from lowering the costs it's necessary for the revenues of the teams to go up.''

[F.M.]

Felipe Massa - no more the nearly man

This time last year Felipe Massa was playing the supporting role as Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen took the 2007 drivers’ championship. On Sunday at Interlagos the roles were reversed, as Massa proved he is a nearly man no more, leading Ferrari to the constructors’ crown and almost stealing the 2008 drivers’ title from under the nose of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

Even during a season that saw him miss out on glory by a single point, critics continued to dismiss Massa as an also-ran, claiming his performances were still too erratic to ever mount a serious challenge for motorsport’s biggest prize. The affable Brazilian simply ignored them, got on with the job and proved them wrong in emphatic fashion.

Yes, he made mistakes (he didn’t even score until round three after spins in the first two races), but so did his rivals, and as the season progressed he just got better and better. Even in latter rounds there were still signs of his trademark hot headedness, especially when he needed to fight through the field, but no one can argue with the numbers.

Six wins, six poles, four podiums and 97 points may not be ground-breaking statistics, but then you wouldn’t expect records in a season as competitive as this. In a year when seven drivers and five teams have won races, Massa has shown a prodigious combination of speed, consistency and nerve.

When things beyond his control went wrong - engine failures in Australia and Hungary, that dramatically botched pit stop beneath the lights of Singapore - he refused to let them cast a shadow on his form.

And while Raikkonen struggled to optimise an at times recalcitrant F2008, Massa made the best of it, out-qualifying and out-racing the Finn with increasing regularity, to the point where the reigning champion was forced to abandon his title defence with two rounds remaining and instead play a supporting role to his supposed number two.

Qualifying was key to Massa’s success. All six victories came from front-row starts (a statistic detractors will doubtless use to try and belittle his achievements) but that was far from the whole story.

Arriving in Bahrain without a point to his name, he delivered just when he needed to, beating Robert Kubica’s BMW Sauber off the line and then dominating the Sakhir race. In Turkey, no one ever looked like challenging him, while at the all-new Valencia circuit he led from start to finish. And at the season finale in Brazil - where he knew he had to win - he didn’t put a foot wrong as he left the opposition trailing.

He was also there to pick up the pieces when his rivals tripped up. In France he took victory after Raikkonen’s exhaust problems, and in Belgium he was the man waiting to inherit the win after the slippery conditions left his team mate in the barriers and Hamilton in contravention of the rule book. And there were further podiums in Spain, Monaco, Germany and China.

It all added up to a campaign of remarkable maturity and one which could not have ended in a more fitting location than Massa’s native Sao Paolo. Unfortunately his spectacular home win wasn’t quite enough to give Brazil the champion they crave, but his driving this year - and the grace with which he accepted title defeat - has won him a multitude of new admirers across the globe. No more the Ferrari number two, Massa is now a contender.



source: formula1.com

[equality]

Well, lots of valid points. Vote of confidence for the teams management too. Wonder if they can kick start kimi again. Will be interesting to see how he does on the slicks. Thanks for taking the time and effort AFCA.

[daishi255]

I don't post here often, but I regularly read this thread. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to AFCA and everyone who has contributed to this thread. You guys are the best

[Clatter]

Originally posted by Odvan


I support ferrari, i don't like other team, especially makas boys. But i think the team need first and second pilot like in Schummi era, in other way we never win WCD (2007 was occasion). And of course number one is Kimi, not this funny Brazilian. Without clan games inside team with strange updates only for Massa Kimi could won title easily - you need just remember his position after Barcelona.

Name these updates that only Massa got.

[Yellowmc]

As my sign off for this thread, the F2008 has been a great car. The WCC was secured but the WDC was just out of reach, the car had some reliability issues as well as the team but the F2008 was much improved on tracks we did not so well on in 2007.

Massa has finally arrived as a top level driver and Kimi is already a WDC. Bring on 2009 and another Ferrari title or two.

Finally, a big thanks to AFCA, whom without, this thread would be dead and buried.

[connerz]

I'd like to add my thanks to AFCA. I really enjoyed all he brought to the thread and hope that next season we can have more of the same (I'm selfish that way) Good work AFCA.

[AFCA]

It's worth informing others when you know it's appreciated.

[Galko877]

Thank you AFCA!

[Dragonfly]

Thank you AFCA. The F2009 thread is waiting for you.

[AFCA]

Raikkonen: Ferrari won again!

The season is over and this is the verdict: Ferrari won again! The last race was a mirror for the Championship. We were really strong and we gained an excellent result, but not the perfect one. The most important thing is that the Team gained the Constructors' World Title; the most realistic goal we could reach in this last race. It's a very important result for all who work for or are part of the world of Ferrari: the people from the Scuderia, our partners, and more above all Stefano Domenicali, during his first year as Team Principal. It's also a little victory for me, at the end of a difficult and complicated season. It's good to win after such a year; it shows how united the Team has been and that we have fought right until the end. My hopes ended up in smoke at Spa and Monza. From then on I tried to gain as many points as possible for the Team and I tried to understand how to improve things for the next year.

I want to congratulate Lewis Hamilton. He gained more points than any other driver and the one who's leading the standings earns the title. It doesn't make sense to think of the "ifs" and "buts"; that only makes you feel worse and it won't change anything anyway. I'm sorry for Felipe: the situation last year was very similar and things went our way; this year it went the other way. It was a season our fans will remember for a long time. Now it's time to relax and to celebrate together with our supporters at Mugello another win of the Constructors' Title. Then we'll think about our holidays, to charge the batteries for the 2009 season. The last season didn't go as I wanted. It started very well, but then there were too many negative moments. We made some mistakes, as did our competitors. But we paid a higher price for them, we couldn't make up and I was out of the title race too early.

But this is already part of the past. Next year we'll be back to win again. There will be new rules and many things will change. So it's difficult to say how it will look like in 2009. But I think that we'll be competitive again. Whenever there were changes Ferrari usually managed to adapt to them faster than all the others. We have to wait and see what our capacities will be and we can reach in the next Championships.

[rolf123]

I like the comments from Luca. When there are many, including Tifosi, calling for Baldiserri's head, that's simply not the way of the Scuderia, at least it shouldn't be in my opinion. Maybe for a "corporation" like McLaren but not for a team like Ferrari with unique values going back decades that make other teams and their fans jealous, I'm sure.

btw what was that about the election? Did he visit New York for the US election????

[AFCA]

Originally posted by rolf123
btw what was that about the election? Did he visit New York for the US election????

I guess so...he may have been invited to something special...

Di Montezemolo studied in NY in the '70's btw.

[equality]

I still call for baldiserri and especially domenicallis head. Or transfer them to a different position. They said we would get 3 1-2s in the last 3 races and none of that was materialised.

3 out of 4 is nice but looking closely youl notice that because of mclarens failing to back heiki this year mclaren lost out on the wcc, because of baldiserri and domenicallis failings to lead the team we lost out on this years wdcs and if mclaren wasnt excluded from the wcc they wouldv won 07 hands down together with the wdc wich was not won by us, but thrown away by lewis.

[quasi C]

I still call for baldiserri and especially domenicallis head. Or transfer them to a different position. They said we would get 3 1-2s in the last 3 races and none of that was materialised.

Jean Todt said in an interview to gazzetta dello sport after Imola 2005 that they'd try and get 1-2's for the rest of the year. We know how that one turned out. It means they'll try and get them, it's not some sworn promise to the fans.

Besides If you're going to fire people for getting 3 out of 4 championships and missing out on the other by 1 sodding corner then the team managers of the entire grid would be fired including Ron Dennis, Whitmarsh etc.
What Ferrari are still achieving is top notch, in this very competitive environment.

[equality]

It is top notch but not because of those 2. And Todt had a string of results that could back him up. Anyway, i strongly believe in luca di montezemolo and if he wants to keep them, i can live with it. We will see next season.

[AFCA]

Massa on one of the reasons why he lost the title: ''At Sepang, on lap 31, when I went into a corner the accelerator wasn't even pushed for 50% but even like that I lost the car at the rear. At that moment I didn't understand any of it, now I'm aware that at that time I still wasn't used to the lack of traction control. At the beginning of the year I had to learn a lot. In Formula 1 I had always used the accelerator for 100%, for me it worked like a button you have to push. Then, during the season I learned what kind of impact subtle things such as the acceleration curve and other important details have on driving.''

[kar]

Originally posted by equality
It is top notch but not because of those 2. And Todt had a string of results that could back him up. Anyway, i strongly believe in luca di montezemolo and if he wants to keep them, i can live with it. We will see next season.

I was leading the bunch calling for Domenicalli's head on a spike. But fair's fair, he's won a world title at his first attempt ... :-) It took Jean Todt half a decade to do the same thing (although it's also fair to say he had much more work to do )

[Clatter]

Originally posted by AFCA
Massa on one of the reasons why he lost the title: ''At Sepang, on lap 31, when I went into a corner the accelerator wasn't even pushed for 50% but even like that I lost the car at the rear. At that moment I didn't understand any of it, now I'm aware that at that time I still wasn't used to the lack of traction control. At the beginning of the year I had to learn a lot. In Formula 1 I had always used the accelerator for 100%, for me it worked like a button you have to push. Then, during the season I learned what kind of impact subtle things such as the acceleration curve and other important details have on driving.''

That's a strange comment to make considering he had plenty of time in pre-season testing to work that one out.

[FizzyJerk]

Originally posted by AFCA
It's worth informing others when you know it's appreciated.

I don't post much (and you will see why in a minute), but I always have a good perv on this forum and mainly because of your posts. I too along with many others would like to thank you AFCA and ask for your hand in marriage? You is is da bomb and would happily bare your children if I had a womb, ovaries and woman flaps.

Love you

[AFCA]

Dear me ! Just stick to my posts will ya ;)

Originally posted by Clatter


That's a strange comment to make considering he had plenty of time in pre-season testing to work that one out.

It is actually, also because I seem to recall all drivers saying - once the season started - that it wouldn't pose much of a problem...

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Un grandissimo ringraziamento alla Gestione Sportiva !!



I hope to be part of those guys one day

[noikeee]

That definitely does look like a bunch of people who won the consolation prize. : (the WCC)

[whatto999]

AFCA, that was pictured at so called 'New Logistica'?

[AFCA]

Yes.

[equality]

Fantastic pic!!

FORZA!!!!!!

[AFCA]

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro's grand finale at the World Finals

A wonderful autumnal afternoon at the Mugello circuit, where the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro waved farewell to its fans with a breathtaking show on the track. It was the conclusive moment of the 2008 World Finals here at the Tuscan race track: Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa drove several laps and completed pit stops, giving it all for a last time in 2008, enthralling the spectators on the grandstand. The event ended with the traditional invasion of the track of the men and women, responsible for another World Title of the Prancing Horse: amongst them also Ferrari President Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, who applauded his Team and its drivers

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Luca di Montezemolo at the Mugello's World Final

An extremely brilliant press conference by Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo in the morning in a crowded press room at the Mugello circuit. The President spoke about many aspects of this year's championship, congratulating also World Champion Lewis Hamilton, underlining his admiration for Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, stressing that Ferrari wins more than other teams, because the Scuderia is a proper Team.

The President underlined how fiercely fought the championship was until the last bend of the last lap of the last race. And although he shamed his TV he was able to watch the award ceremony. After having analyzed some of the basic aspects of the season, such as reliability, which contributed to a different outcome of the fight for the Drivers' Title, Montezemolo also spoke about the future, about technical issues as far as F1 is concerned, while thanking Todt for his immense work to let the Team grow.

At the same press conference Stefano Domenicali, Director of the Scuderia Ferrari, and the drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen spoke to the journalists. Domenicali said he was immensely satisfied with the season, applauding the Team and the drivers for their great world over the whole season. But he was also talking about the upcoming 2009 season and the aims, when Ferrari will again try to win the Championships.

Massa, who seemed to be extremely please with his season, said he was not disappointed at all how the Championship went, loosing the title, while winning the Brazilian GP, Meanwhile Raikkonen underlined how optimistic he is about the upcoming season.

[AFCA]

Di Montezemolo on the final lap of the 2008 worldchampionship: ''I have to say the truth, I've broken the television. And since a tv makes a tremendous bang when you break it, my daughter, who was in the other room, got a great scare. Fortunately we've had another television on and so I could still see the podium ceremony which I liked.''

On Raikkonen winning the title last year and Massa losing it this year: ''Miracles, when you're able to have one, usually only happen once. I say that because last year's race was a miracle. Usually, being able to repeat that is impossible. And yet, in Brasil with Massa it was about to happen again.''

''I believe that in the history of Formula 1 we've never seen a worldchampion being decided in the final corner on the last lap of final Grand Prix. The same goes for a driver crossing the finish line as a worldchampion (to then lose it shortly after - AFCA).''

Joking towards Raikkonen: ''Is it really you, the real Raikkonen, the one in flesh and blood ? Or is it a friend of yours, a clone, one that has driven for Ferrari in the final races ? Because according to me Kimi, you were a bit tired and you've asked a friend to come and drive for a while.''

More seriously the president continued: ''No more jokes. Kimi has been the worldchampion till the last race of the championship. He's contributed to the two constructors titles. His points have been fundamental. With all due respect for Hamilton - one capable of 'touching upon' the title in his first year of Formula 1 and winning it in his second year and therefore being an exceptional driver - I'm happy with my drivers, the best driver pairing in the world.''

Massa: ''It's been a week (the week leading up to the final race) in which I've had a very strong emotion. It was an electrifying championship. It's what the sport is like, and we've fought up till the last corner. I've had great satisfaction for the affection that cam from the Brasilian and Italian fans. I was very honoured and emotional for the welcome I've had in my country and also the one I received when arriving here in Italy. This gives you an extra encouragement for the future.''

(The Brasilian visible moved by the long standing ovation he got) ''You win the championship in 18 races, not at the last corner. We cannot blame anyone but we can think about correcting our mistakes.''

Raikkonen: ''We could have won four titles in two years, instead we've collected three of them. It's still a great result in any case. With the new regulations it's hard to say what kind of championship we'll have next year, but we'll be ready to fight for the title once again.''

Domenicali: ''Let's look ahead, we have to be proud. We're already thinking about next season. That's the sport, you never stop. We will deal with the things that haven't gone well. On a personal level I felt that the whole was team close to me. That was satisfactory. When meeting all the employees at the factory their spontaneous applause 'filled me up' with happiness.''

On the drivers: ''Massa and Raikkonen are the strongest driver pairing of the field. Kimi will come back straight to his level of performance. Felipe has had a superb year, I think the races in Hungary and Brazil have formed him as a person and athlete.''

On Rossi's test: ''It will be an open test, it's the feast of 'italianity'.''

[Byrne]

Originally posted by Clatter


That's a strange comment to make considering he had plenty of time in pre-season testing to work that one out.

Indeed, but luckily he made such a mistake only once (apart from Silverstone, but I think that was more the car which was in a bad shape). Seeing his final race in Brazil proves that he learnt well.

[AFCA]

[z2z]

grazie AFCA ..La tua roccia m/

thanks AFCA ..Your rock m/

[Flexa]

[AFCA]

Schumacher at the Finali Mondiali

Michael celebrated with the Ferrari team at the Finali Mondiali.

''It is always again beautiful to be at the Finali Mondiali and see all the guys. After the last weekend we had a lot to talk about, and I was specifically looking forward to meeting Felipe and discuss the race with him. Yesterday night me, Felipe, Luca and all the guys - a real big group - went out together, and it was like always: big fun !''

[F1Champion]

Originally posted by AFCA
[u]"Then, during the season I learned what kind of impact subtle things such as the acceleration curve and other important details have on driving.''

Massa sounds like Michael when he used to analyse all the telemetry and the small details which ended up making a big difference. We know that Michael's work ethic rubbed off on Massa and if anything, he must feel that working that way is paying dividends. By working hard on the setup and details he has become a proper frontrunner. It'll only motivate him more in my opinion.


PS, AFCA...absolute sterling work on this thread, thanks for your time, translations and comments when we've all asked a question from you.......see you in the F2009 thread!

[rolf123]

''I have to say the truth, I've broken the television"

I love that this is the kind of thing that makes Ferrari great, the Italian passion, even from the commander in chief. They are such a united team - I've noticed Luca's impressive press releases this season.

[hello86]

Video of the Ferrari Finali Mondiali
the parade lap: http://www.mediafire.com/?ngznztdlqgm
the race between Kimi and Flippi: http://www.mediafire.com/?y2ogy0jzmfv

[BiH]

wallpapers

[kal-el]

http://www.auto123.c...il?artid=102605


Felipe Massa

[AFCA]

Ferrari on the Motorshow track

Today Ferrari was the main protagonist - with races and shows - at the 33rd International Car Show in Bologna at the area dedicated to special events.

For today's racing events the F430 of the Italian Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy racing series went on the track: at the end of the three runs the winning driver of the Pirelli Trophy's main category was Nicola Gianniberti (Ineco/Ram), while the finals dedicated to the Shell Cup's gentleman drivers was won by Gianluca Carboni (Rossocorsa/Pellin).

The cars from the exclusive FXX programme and the traditional show by the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro with Luca Badoer behind the wheel of the F2008, the car which won the 16th Constuctors' World Title for the Prancing Horse, made the spectators cheer. After a pit stop simulation Badoer drove several laps behind the wheel of a Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse version, which will debut in the 2009 Trophy at the same time as the Italian Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy, apart from the round at the Valencia circuit, the sixth race of the European single-marque Championship.