From Planet F1.... 20 Things Ferrari Have Learned In 2007 Monday 3rd December 2007 20 Things Ferrari Have Learned In 2007 1. They don't need Michael Schumacher any more 2. They don't need Ross Brawn any more 3. They don't even need Jean Todt any more 4. They may not need Schumi in the team any more, but the Finnish branch of the Ferrari supporter's club doesn't sell nearly as much merchandise as the German branch, 5. It would be worth making Schumi an official tester just so that he could have his own current range of merchandise (and it would still outsell the other two combined). 6. Red lights at the end of the pitlane mean stop. Don't they Felipe. 7. Their car may be the best on the grid, but their e.mail system (as witnessed at the Japanese GP) is the worst. 8. Intermediates don't work very well in monsoons. 9. It IS possible to have a great season, win both championships without the use of team orders. 10. If a senior member of the team voices discontent and thoughts of moving to another team in the motorsport media, that's a bit of a clue... keep an eye on them. 11. Also, watch out for members of staff with suspicious white powder (that defies chemical analysis for great periods of time) in their pockets. 12. Instead of letting him have the car for free, they could actually make extra money by charging Michael Schumacher to test the F2007 - because he would undoubtedly pay up. 13. Kimi Raikkonen IS worth the money. 14. Felipe Massa may not be very articulate, but compared to Kimi he is Brazil's poet laureate. 15. Whoever designed the 2007 team strip was inspired by the Bella Italia pizza chain - "Scuderia Pizzaria, we deliver the fastest pizza." 16. It might have been worth holding off the deal to sign Felipe Massa for a couple more weeks - after all, who else was he going to go and sign for...? 17. It may be a decent investment to give Ferraris to all the photo-copying shop managers around the Woking area - just in case Stepneygate happens again. 18. Fernando Alonso just adores wheel-to-wheel action with Felipe Massa, especially at his home grand prix. 19. Luca Montezemolo loves a challenge and this year he almost beat Ron Dennis to 'F1's poorest loser'. However some things you just can't take away from Ron. 20. The championship isn't over till it's over.
I think #7 is funny. I couldn't believe that they made such a blunder. Oh well at least Kimi still won.
22.to succeed in the Q3 stage of fuel burn, and have a nice spot among the front runners you need...fuel
i seriously thought that was the race that would have cost the Kimster the championship. Nurburgring 1999 comes to mind.
Ahem... 1) They DID have team orders 2) They backed into the WCC, thanks to the FIA and the race stewards in Hungary. Nevertheless, the most appropriate lesson learned is #20. Congrats to Kimi and the team for fighting to the end and winning the WDC purely on merit.
MS broke his leg at Silverstone. Nurburgring, was where Ferrari screwed up Eddie Irvine's race. when he came in the pits for a schedule stop, he found only 3 tyres waiting for him. that race practically handed Mika his 2nd WDC.
If everyone else is on fulls and the track is partially underwater, you might want to take off the inters
