From GMM
Ferrari believes it is the "only car manufacturer still in formula one", and may already be working on a 'B' version of the new F10.
The famous Italian marque made the claim in the hours before its 2010 car, the F10, was unveiled on Thursday amid the new assembly lines for Ferrari road cars at Maranello. But despite Honda, Toyota and BMW pulling out of F1, the grid still boasts carmaker names including Renault and Mercedes.
Pressed as to how he justifies thinking Ferrari is now the only car manufacturer in F1 when Mercedes is fielding a works team in 2010, president Luca di Montezemolo said: "You can not compare Ferrari with Mercedes. We have been in formula one for 61 years without interruption, and in Italy. Mercedes as the German team has everything built in England. First they were a partner of McLaren, now they have purchased the former Honda team. But they have taken the courageous path of increasing the involvement in formula one, and I very much welcome that. I have great respect (for Mercedes), but it's a different involvement to us."
Rumours says Ferrari may already be working on a 'B' version of its newly launched F10 car. Britain's Times newspaper referred to rumours "sweeping the Italian media" about the early performance estimates for the new single seater. The report said it is feared the car is "not as good as the team were hoping for", despite Ferrari having stopped developing the F60 mid last season in order to focus on its successor.
Former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger told Switzerland's Blick newspaper: "Even with Alonso, Ferrari's overall package is not as strong as it once was with Schumacher. They are now missing (Jean) Todt, (Ross) Brawn and the often underestimated designer (Rory) Byrne. And without the right people, soon you are lost."
Ferrari believes it is the "only car manufacturer still in formula one", and may already be working on a 'B' version of the new F10.
The famous Italian marque made the claim in the hours before its 2010 car, the F10, was unveiled on Thursday amid the new assembly lines for Ferrari road cars at Maranello. But despite Honda, Toyota and BMW pulling out of F1, the grid still boasts carmaker names including Renault and Mercedes.
Pressed as to how he justifies thinking Ferrari is now the only car manufacturer in F1 when Mercedes is fielding a works team in 2010, president Luca di Montezemolo said: "You can not compare Ferrari with Mercedes. We have been in formula one for 61 years without interruption, and in Italy. Mercedes as the German team has everything built in England. First they were a partner of McLaren, now they have purchased the former Honda team. But they have taken the courageous path of increasing the involvement in formula one, and I very much welcome that. I have great respect (for Mercedes), but it's a different involvement to us."
Rumours says Ferrari may already be working on a 'B' version of its newly launched F10 car. Britain's Times newspaper referred to rumours "sweeping the Italian media" about the early performance estimates for the new single seater. The report said it is feared the car is "not as good as the team were hoping for", despite Ferrari having stopped developing the F60 mid last season in order to focus on its successor.
Former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger told Switzerland's Blick newspaper: "Even with Alonso, Ferrari's overall package is not as strong as it once was with Schumacher. They are now missing (Jean) Todt, (Ross) Brawn and the often underestimated designer (Rory) Byrne. And without the right people, soon you are lost."