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MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Italian sports car maker Ferrari is likely to launch its first fully electric model only after 2025, its boss said on Thursday, blaming insufficient battery technology for the wait. “We certainly are studying fully electric,” Louis Camilleri told reporters, but added that “for the current foreseeable future” hybrids were the preferred option. “My sense is the electric (car) will come out after 2025. The battery technology is not where it should […]
by Raphaëlle PELTIER PARIS, Frace (AFP) — Ferrari’s new driver Charles Leclerc is only 21 and the second youngest driver in the history of Formula One’s most famous stable. But he is already making waves as he embarks on his second Grand Prix season with a growing maturity that was on display in his rookie performance for Sauber last year. He finished the year in 13th place overall in the drivers’ championship with one top […]
by Emmeline Moore Agence France Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Young Monaco driver Charles Leclerc will replace Finnish veteran Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari next season with the former world champion returning to Sauber, both Formula One teams announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Leclerc — a Ferrari Driver Academy graduate — was the 2017 Formula 2 champion, and made his debut in F1 this season with the Sauber team. “Scuderia Ferrari announces that, at the end […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Michael Schumacher’s Grand Prix-winning Ferrari sold for $7.5 million in New York on Thursday, setting an auction record for a modern-era Formula One car, Sotheby’s said. The seven-time world champion’s 2001 Ferrari F2001 sparked furious bidding, roaring past its pre-sale estimate of $4-5 million at Sotheby’s flagship post-war and contemporary November evening art sale. It put the buzz into a night that otherwise fell short of the dizzying heights […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) – Two thoroughbreds pulling a Roman style chariot just lost out to a top racing driver in an unusual duel Thursday on the same piste used for the chariot race in the “Ben Hur” remake. Fabio Barone finally drove his “prancing horse” Ferrari to victory by a handful of seconds to see off the thoroughbreds at the course just south of Rome. The venue was the setting for much of last […]
TARRAGONA, Spain (Reuters) — Ferrari vice president Piero Ferrari and F1 test pilot Marc Gene unveiled Ferrari Land on Thursday (May 6), the first theme and leisure park devoted to the Italian brand in Europe. The iconic Italian motor-sports brand opened a 70,000 square-meter- space inside Tarragona´s Port Aventura amusement park. Visitors can ride in the two new main constructions at the park. Red Force is a 112-meter-high ride that accelerates up to 180 km/h (111 […]
by Céline CORNU Ahence France Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Thursday it had achieved record profits in 2016, bolstered by strong demand for its supercharged 488 sports cars, a fillip to the “prancing horse” firm as it prepares to turn 70. The company announced better than expected net profits soared 38 percent to 400 million euros ($430 million), 110 million up on 2015 and outstripping analysts’ forecasts of nearer 390 […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)–Ferrari are not expecting miracles in improved performance from their upgraded power units this weekend, Finn Kimi Raikkonen said on Thursday. The Italian team, without a win this year, are to introduce revisions for both the turbo and the compressor for their cars at the Canadian Grand Prix. “This is a step forward, but how much only time will tell,” Raikkonen told reporters. “It is a new part and we never put new parts […]
