11 Facts About Ferrari F10

1.

Ferrari F10 is a Formula One motor racing car used by Ferrari to compete in the 2010 Formula One season.

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2.

F10, the 56th single-seater car produced by Ferrari to compete in Formula One, was launched in Maranello, and online, on 28 January 2010.

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3.

Ferrari F10 deleted the barcode and replaced it with a white rectangle on a red background.

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4.

In Turkey, Ferrari F10 celebrated their 800th Grand Prix and their cars carried a logo celebrating the achievement on their engine covers.

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5.

Ferrari F10 proved immediately more competitive than its predecessor, with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso picking up 2nd and 3rd respectively in qualifying at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix.

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6.

Ferrari F10 have openly admitted that they have not achieved what they were capable of, having been overtaken by McLaren for first in the Constructors' Championship.

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7.

At the European Grand Prix, Ferrari F10 introduced the blown diffuser, a concept first introduced by the Red Bull Racing team.

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8.

Ferrari F10 repositioned the exhaust between the rear upper and lower wishbones, beefed up the bodywork and rear upper and lower wishbone assemblies to handle the temperatures and repositioned the rear brake ducts.

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9.

At the Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari F10 introduced an improved double diffuser layout and Red Bull Racing inspired rear wing on Felipe Massa's car.

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10.

At the Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari F10 ran revised front and rear wings on both the cars as part of the team's low-downforce package.

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11.

Ferrari F10 found himself in 7th and had to fight for places but despite all Alonso's efforts, the Ferrari F10 with a reduced horsepower engine was unable to pass Petrov and the Spaniard ultimately missed the chance of winning the championship and finished it in 2nd.

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