599 Schumacher

Hi Folks,

I have a 599 which has some Michael Schumacher commemorative badges under the Ferrari wing shields. It also has some other special features such as red seat backs to the carbon daytona seats and a nero racing tripe and black rear spoiler. Does anyone else have any knowledge of any other Schumacher commemorative 599's. This is an early production car.

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There was no Shumacher 599 edition. What you have is a 599 that someone has personalised, they are not special features carried out by the factory. Ferrari does not add rear spoilers to production vehicles. Did the person who sold you the vehicle say that it was a Schumacher edition?

An Alonso edition released was released in 2010. The factory will not release an edition of any model by referencing that model to two different F1 drivers.

 

Schumi owned a red 599 with the original "5-pointed-star" wheels, and was photographed with and test drove the HGTE.

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1033453_michael-schumacher-laps-the-ferrari-599-gtb-hgte-at-fiorano

That was his only published input and acknowledgement with the 599. Hope you didn't buy the bogus salesmanship.



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There was never a Schumacher edition, only a Gonzalez and an Alonso edition.
....................In December 2011, Ferrari announced a special edition of the 599 GTB to celebrate 60 years of their wins in F1. From Froilán González's win at Silverstone in 1951 with the 375 F1, to Fernando Alonso's win at Silverstone in 2011 in the 150° Italia, The car was based on the 599 HGTE chassis, that utilised stiff suspension, shorter springs and stiffer anti-roll bars. The new 20" diamond-finished forged alloy wheels and Scuderia Ferrari shields came on the body as standard. There were three choices of paint finishes to choose from: 1) The colours of the 375 F1 - darker and standing out more than Ferrari Rosso; 2) The colours of the 150° Italia, with the Italian tricolore styled mini spoiler at the back and the white parts of the front spoiler on the body; 3) Another version of the 150° Italia but without the white a-pillars.[23] The interior in the European version of the car featured Sabelt bucket seats whereas the US version featured Recaro bucket seats, both being made from Alcantara.[24]