Ferrari (running team)

with its Scuderia Ferrari (the name Scuderia is Italian and meant running universe) Enzo Ferrari already began into the 1920er years racing cars of Alfa Romeo . After the war Ferrari built own racing cars and road cars, in order run-in-corrodes to finance.

sports cars and GT

when running with sports cars coined/shaped also Ferrari the term GT or Gran Turismo, since the two-seaters were successful when long-distance running such as Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the 24 hours of Le Mans. With the Ferrari 512 one was struck starting from 1969 however by the Porsche 917, and after 1973 one gave the sports cars up completely and concentrated from now on on the F1.

the legendary Scuderia in the F1

Ferrari engaged itself in the formula 1 since introduction of these rules, the first Formel-1-Ferrari was a Tipo 125 F1. Since introduction of the F1-Weltmeisterschaft 1950 Ferrari participates nearly continuously with its own running team. Thus Ferrari is the oldest still active team in the Formel-1-Zirkus, and not least thereby also the most successful team in the history of the formula 1.

One weakness period in the 1980er and 1990er years ended to coworkers, in particular the double world champion at that time Michael Schumacher, after the obligation of Benetton - which besides five times in consequence (2000 to 2004) won the driver championship and considerably in it was involved to secure the technical designer championship for Ferrari six times in consequence (1999 to 2004). Altogether Ferrari won the Formel-1-Konstrukteursmeisterschaft 14 times.

Further well-known drivers for Ferrari were Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Mike Hawthorn, Phil Hill, Wolfgang count Berghe von Trips, John Surtees, Lorenzo Bandini, Jacky Ickx, Clay Regazzoni, Niki Lauda, Carlo Reutemann, Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, Michele Alboreto, Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Jean Alesi, Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello.

At present far the following persons for Ferrari is active: Aldo Costa (chief designer) (Rory Byrne replaced , which stands only advisory to the side), Ignazio Lunetta (chief engineer), nod Tombasis (chief aerodynamicist), Paolo Martinelli (engine boss), Stefano Domenicali (team manager), Nigel Stepney (running manager), Chris Dyer (running engineer Schumacher), Gabriele Delli Colli (running engineer Massa).

After the obligation Schumachers began the reclimb to a Top team. If one missed the title from 1997-1999 only in each case conceivablly scarcely (1999 one could nevertheless win the mark WM), then one was from 2000 to 2004 five times in consequence world champions both in the driver and in the team valuation. Due to a vermurksten Aereodynamik and a been subject Bridgestone - tires did not have the continuous world champion Schumacher and its team 2005 a chance and became only in each case third. Only the scandal running with large price of the USA in Indianapolis could win Ferrari competitionless (only the Bridgestone teams Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi were begun).

see also

• Ferrari
• formula to 1
• portal: Engine haven
• Wikipedia: WikiReader/formula 1

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• http://www.ferrariworld.com