The countdown has started and in 100 days, at noon on 28 October 2010, the world’s first Ferrari theme park, and the largest of its kind, will open its doors to the public.
Not content with developing its 599 GTB Fiorano into the fastest road going Ferrari, the 599 GTO, and, with the 599XX, the fast production-based car to lap the notorious Nurnburgring, Ferrari is preparing an open top version of its V12 supercar, Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has revealed during a visit to London.
The Ferrari Driver Academy, the legendary Formula One team’s school for future Formula One drivers, has signed 11 year old Lance Stroll from Canada as its newest recruit.
Ferrari has unveiled the 458 Challenge, the first racing version of its latest model, the 458 Italia the latest in a long line of road car-based track stars from the legendary supercar maker.
The Ferrari Formula One Team has celebrated its 60th birthday with the anniversary on 21 May of Ferrari making its debut in the Formula 1 World Championship in round two of the 1950 series, the Monaco Grand Prix.
The 240 kmh “Formula Rossa" made its public debut, appropriately enough, at the Spanish Grand Prix at the weekend (9 May 2010), prior to its installation on one of the World’s fastest rollercoasters, which will open with Ferrari World on 28 October 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
Rather than use straight line performance measurements of top speed and 0-100 kmh time, Ferrari judges its fastest vehicles by measuring their time around its Fiorano test track, measuring not just performance in a straight line but also a Ferrari’s ability to get around corners.
A 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina SWB has set a new auction record for this classic Ferrari sports car, selling for Euro 2.8 million (AU$4,021,700/NZ$5,114,230), well ahead of its high estimate of Euro 2.4 (AU$3,447,170/NZ$4383,620) million at the RM Auctions ‘Sporting Classics of Monaco’ auction herald at the weekend (2 May 2010).
Not only does China now account for a substantial amount of Ferrari sales, 220 cars in 2009, the market is appreciably different in many ways to Ferrari’s other key markets.