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The most powerful Ferrari ever

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Ferrari has just released an teaser video (available below) for its next supercar. Codenamed F152 it’s expected this will be otherwise known as the F620 GT. Power will come from a new 6.3 litre V12 with a lot of power, Ferrari promise. Something north of 520kW we reckon. Official pictures and info will be published [...]

Ferrari FF lights my fire

Ferrari has put the FF into f-f-fire for a stricken owner in China. The incident happened on Shi Bo Avenue in Shangahi and thankfully nobody was hurt during the blaze. It’s been reported the FF had spent long periods of time in slow moving traffic immediately before the incident. In 2010 Ferrari ended an embarrassing [...]

25 years of the Ferrari F40 to be celebrated at 2012 Silverstone Classic

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Maybe we’re just getting old, but can you believe the Ferrari F40 is 25 years old already! To celebrate this milestone organisers of the Silverstone Classic are pleased to announce they are on track to have a world record number of iconic F40s on display at their event (July 20–22). Coordination of the “prance of [...]

Ferrari F620 GT to be revealed this week?

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This unofficial sketch apparently offers a reasonably accurate indication of what to expect when Ferrari unveils the successor to the 599. Word on the street says the new model will be called the F620 GT and the first official pics will be published by Ferrari on 22 February (likely to be early Thursday morning for [...]

Ferrari F70 expected to use 7.3 litre V12

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It’s been almost a year since we had any news on Ferrari’s replacement for the decade-old Enzo, but now reports have emerged which start to paint a clearer picture. First, Ferrari could return to a more traditional badge by labelling the car the F70. Secondly, more concrete speculation says the Enzo replacement will be powered [...]

Alonso quickest on Day 4 at Jerez

Fernando Alonso put three pretty ordinary days for Ferrari behind him by setting the fastest time on the final day of testing at Jerez. Although, it’s worth noting the time was set early in the day before a hydraulic problem in the F2012 interrupted his afternoon. Alonso’s time of 1:18.877 was the second quickest of [...]

McLaren MP4-27 v Ferrari F2012

When you compare the McLaren MP4-27 side by side with the Ferrari F2012 you notice something quite interesting. Notice how much lower the nose is on the McLaren? There’s a few more comparison pics for you after the break too. Please note, of course, these images are intended to be a quick comparison only and [...]

Ferrari F2012 v F150 Italia

Here’s five images comparing the F2012 against last year’s F150 Italia. At first glance it’s really just that horrible nose on the F2012 that stands out, but spend some time to look more closely and there’s quite a few differences between the two cars.

Ferrari unveils 2012 F1 car

Ferrari has just released images of their new F1 car for the upcoming season. This year it’s simply called the F2012, leaving behind the unique F150 naming saga from last season. Now, that “alligator” nose. It’s not pretty is it. Ferrari acknowledge this too, saying: “The nose has a step in it that is not [...]

Ferrari cancels 2012 F1 car launch

Ferrari was all set for a big reveal of its 2012 F1 car at Maranello today. But, as the pic above shows, heavy snow has made things a bit tricky. As such the red team has cancelled their launch event. However, the good news is pics and info of the new car will still be [...]

Ferrari’s 2012 F1 car previewed

Italian magazine Autosprint has published these technical drawings of what they say is Ferrari’s 2012 F1 racecar. Likely to be dubbed the F12 or F2012 the car is due for an official reveal on 3 February. Like the Caterham CT01, it’s understood the Ferrari will also feature a hump of some sort along its nose. [...]

Niki Lauda’s 1974 Ferrari 312B3 on eBay

A vintage F1 car, claimed to be Niki Lauda’s 1974 Ferrari 312B3, has just failed to sell on eBay. The car had a US$1.25m reserve and attracted no bids. According to the listing the car offered for sale by racershop is chassis #15 and was used by Lauda to win the Spanish GP and Dutch [...]

That’s not gone well

A Sunday drive has ended in tears for a group of supercars in Japan. Consisting mostly of Ferraris, the convoy came to grief on the Chugoku Expressway when the lead car hit a barrier after attempting to overtake another car. That set off a chain of events resulting in the carnage you see here. It’s [...]

Ferrari and Red Bull quit FOTA

Ferrari and Red Bull Racing have lodged notice to quit the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) amid concerns over the Resource Restriction Agreement. The news emerged after a meeting at the recent Brazilian Grand Prix and was confirmed by a FOTA spokesperson. “FOTA confirms it has received the resignation of two teams,” the spokesperson told [...]