Selasa, Januari 13, 2009

Massa gives new Ferrari first run

Ferrari always like to stay ahead of the pack and are the first team to launch its 2009 car with team boss Stefano Domenicali (centre) and drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen on hand


Ferrari have become the first team to launch their 2009 car ahead of a season that heralds the biggest Formula One rule changes for 25 years.

The team's F60 car employs a raft of features to meet the new regulations, including an energy recovery system and aerodynamic changes to aid overtaking.

Felipe Massa, who was runner-up in the 2008 drivers' championship, ran the car for two laps at the Mugello test track.

He said: "I expected it to be big, but it's small like a Formula Three car."

The Brazilian revealed he had been "a little surprised" by the car's design, adding; "I expected it to (have) huge (front) wings like they were 10 years ago.

"The new F60 seems tiny, very compact and cute. I feel emotional but I'm also happy to take it out on track for the first time."

Massa became the first F1 driver to experience a definitive 2009 car when he put the F60, named to mark Ferrari's 60th season in the sport, through its paces at Mugello. Read more.....