28 Facts About Ferrari F1

1.

Ferrari F1's titles came consecutively between 2000 and 2004, and the team won consecutive constructors' titles between 1999 and 2004; this was the team's most successful period.

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2.

Scuderia Ferrari F1 was founded by Enzo Ferrari F1 in 1929 to enter amateur drivers in various races,.

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3.

However, Ferrari F1 himself had raced in CMN and Alfa Romeo cars before that date.

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4.

Ferrari F1 then gathered a team which at its peak included over forty drivers, most of whom raced in various Alfa Romeo 8C cars; Ferrari himself continued racing, with moderate success, until the birth of his first son Dino in 1932.

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5.

Ferrari F1 managed numerous established drivers and several talented rookies from his headquarters in Viale Trento e Trieste, Modena, Italy, until 1938, at which point Alfa Romeo made him the manager of the factory racing division, Alfa Corse.

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6.

Enzo Ferrari F1 disagreed with this policy change and was finally dismissed by Alfa in 1939.

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7.

In October 1939, Enzo Ferrari F1 left Alfa when the racing activity stopped and founded his own company Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari F1, which manufactured machine tools.

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8.

Ferrari F1 continued to manufacture machine tools ; in 1943, he moved his headquarters to Maranello, where in 1944 it was bombed.

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9.

Rules for a Grand Prix World Championship had been laid out before the war, but it took several years afterwards for the series to get going; meanwhile, Ferrari F1 rebuilt his works in Maranello and constructed the 12-cylinder, 1.

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10.

Ferrari F1 has always produced engines for its own Formula One cars, and has supplied engines to other teams.

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11.

Ferrari F1 has previously supplied engines to Minardi, Scuderia Italia, Sauber, Prost, Red Bull Racing, Spyker, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Force India and Marussia.

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12.

Ferrari F1 did not enter the first-ever race of the championship, the 1950 British Grand Prix due to a dispute with the organisers over "start money".

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13.

In 1987, Ferrari F1 considered abandoning Formula One for the American IndyCar series.

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14.

In 2009, it had emerged that Ferrari F1 had an FIA-sanctioned veto on the technical regulations.

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15.

On lap 49 of the 2010 German Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso went past Felipe Massa for the race lead, after Ferrari F1 had informed Massa that Alonso was 'faster than him'.

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16.

Ferrari F1 were fined the maximum penalty available to the stewards, $100,000, for breach of regulations and for 'bringing the sport into disrepute' as per 'Article 151c' of the International Sporting Code.

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17.

The last time Ferrari F1 ran explicit tobacco sponsorship on the car was in 2007 Chinese Grand Prix, with barcodes and other subliminal markers used afterwards.

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18.

At the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari F1 added Philip Morris International's new 'Mission Winnow' project logos to the car and team clothing.

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19.

On 10 September 2009, Ferrari F1 announced that it would be sponsored by Santander from 2010 on a five-year contract.

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20.

On 3 July 2014, Ferrari F1 announced a two-year sponsorship agreement with the United States-based Haas Automation tool company, which transferred into a powertrain deal in 2016 when the Haas F1 Team entered the sport.

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21.

Ferrari F1 competed in the Formula 2 series in several years, as follows:.

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22.

Ferrari F1 cars won the Mille Miglia 8 times, the Targa Florio 7 times, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans 9 times.

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23.

Ferrari F1 scored early successes in sportscars, taking wins in 1950 and 1951 Mille Miglia.

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24.

Ferrari F1 launched a large range of sports racers over the next three years.

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25.

Ferrari F1 cars won the Mille Miglia eight times, the Targa Florio seven times, and the 24 hours of Le Mans nine times, including six wins in a row from 1960 to 1965.

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26.

In February 2021, Ferrari F1 confirmed it would run a factory entry for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship in the new Le Mans Hypercar class.

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27.

Ferrari F1 has achieved unparalleled success in Formula One and holds many significant records including :.

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28.

Ferrari F1 is the most successful F1 engine manufacturer, with 243 wins.

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