(L to R): Aldo Costa (ITA) Ferrari Assistant Chief Designer; Paulo Martinelli (ITA) Ferrari Engine Director; Luca di Montezemolo (ITA) Ferrari Team Manager; Pierre Lardi Ferrari (ITA); Luca Badoer (ITA) Ferrari Test Driver; Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari; Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari; Jean Todt (FRA) Ferrari Sporting Director.
The car, originally known only by its 657 project name, has been christened the Ferrari 248 F1.
Both Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa have already tested the car in shakedowns at Fiorano, but it was Schumacher who drove the first public laps in the 248 F1 at Mugello.
The Engine Design
At the new car's heart is an all-new Formula One V8 engine that is central to the team's hopes for another World Championship title this year.
The new Ferrari V8 was developed in record time. Sweeping technical rule changes announced by the FIA last spring spelled the end of the V-10 era. While still allowed with rev-limits, the 3.0-litre V-10 gives way in 2006 to a new crop of V8 engines limited to 2.4 liters in displacement.
Ferrari’s president, Luca di Montezemolo, then spoke about the technical changes: "We are living in times of significant change from a technological point of view. We had been fans of the V12 for many years and then, in the mid-1990s, were forced to switch to V10 engines with which we had great success. Now we are back to the V8s that we last used in 1964 when we won with Surtees. It is a big challenge in terms of power and reliability. It drives us all on to do our best along with our partners and technical suppliers."
Michael Schumacher. He stepped forward immediately after the contributions of President Montezemolo. Schumacher reflected on the new design and stated that: "it has already given positive results in the little testing that it has been possible to carry out here. Despite the fact that only a few laps were run, the car seemed well balanced and enjoyable to drive even though it is less powerful."
"As to the engine, many have asked me how it will change the style of driving with a V8. It is a question to which I always answer in the same way: that there will not be such a big difference. It is like going back to the levels of power we had ten years ago. What I think will alter radically is the race strategy and not the style of driving."
Reliability will continue to be an important factor for all concerned, as the FIA has kept in place its one-engine-for-two-races rule. Ferrari is ready
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