Ferrari – Year By Year Timeline

2018

In 2018, Ferrari produced the fastest car on the grid. However, Mercedes managed to show that their car was better than Ferrari.

2016

The team finds themselves unable to compete with Mercedes or Red Bull.

2015

Vettel – a German four-time Formula One World Champion, achieved the target of three Grand Prix wins.

2014

Team rankings dropped to fourth, not able to win the championship for the first time since 1993. Alonso and Raikkonen F14 T proves to be uncompetitive in the championship.  

2013

It was a stronger start in recent years. Spaniard wins a championship in China as well as Spain but got hurt due to tire burst. His injury dropped team’s ranking to third overall behind RBR and Mercedes.
  

2012

F1 performance improves rapidly in hands of Alonso.  

2011

It was a slow start, struggling with new Pirelli tires and trailing McLaren and Red Bull. However, performance steadily improves, Alson victory at Silverstone, keep him in the title hunt for longer than expected.

2009

Massa's life-threatening accident.

2008

Ferrari beats McLaren by 21 points.

2007

McLaren found guilty of possessing Ferrari’s confidential data.

2005

Struggle with new regulations. Achieved victory at seven podiums, including one at Indianapolis. Ferrari ranked third in constructors' standings.

2004

Michael Schumacher 13 victories lead him to number seven in the championship.

2003

Ferrari bagged 5th successive constructors' title, with Michael Schumacher. He was the first man to take six drivers' crowns in the history of Formula 1.

2000-2002

Ferrari’s team was on cloud nine, after grabbing both drivers' and constructors' titles three years in a row.

1999

Michael Schumacher crashed his Ferrari at the British Grand Prix and suffered a broken leg.  

1983

Ferrari won constructors’ championship for the eighth time.

1979

Jody Scheckter bags the drivers' championship.

1975-1977

Niki Lauda wins 1975 drivers’ championship and leads 1976 championship battle. He meets a horrific accident in 1976 battle and returns in 1977.

1964

A former world motorcycle champion, John Surtees wins the driver’s crown.   He is the only man to accomplish the feat on two as well as four wheels.

1961

Ferrari enters the double of drivers' and constructors' championships because of Phil Hill.

1958

In this year, Mike Hawthorn was the third Ferrari driver to win the drivers' championship.

1956

Juan Manuel Fangio wins his fourth drivers' championship.

1952

Ferrari member, Alberto Ascari won first of two back-to-back drivers' championships.

1951

Ferrari records its first victory at the British Grand Prix.

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10 Amazing Facts About Formula 1 Race & It’s Cars

Do you know?

Formula 1 teams like McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull spend approx.  320 million USD per year. This spending includes Car Cost, driver cost, team management cost, and many other small extra costs.

Fact 1: The Formula 1 automobile racing is the highest class of single-seater auto car racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group. The “formula” in the F1 name refers to a set of rules that all participants need to follow.

Fact 2: The distance of a Grand Prix may not exceed 305 km, and no race may last for more than two hours.

Fact 3: The first motoring contest took place on July 22, 1894, and was organized by a Paris newspaper, Le Petit Journal.

Fact 4: F1 car is assembled with approx. 80,000 separate components.

Fact 5: An F1 car can accelerate and decelerate from 0 to 160kph and then back to zero in just four seconds.

Fact 6: A Grand Prix driver changes gears between 2,500 and 4,000 times in a race.

Fact 7: Only six women have entered a Grand Prix between 1950 and 2016, and the number of men entered in that period was 822.

 Fact 8: Susie Wolff is the first woman in 22 years to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix weekend during the 2014 British Grand Prix.

Fact 9: Racing tires are designed to last 90 – 120 km. Moreover, F1 car tires rotate approx. 50 times in a second when the car is running at maximum speed

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Fact 10: F1 helmets are among the toughest things in the world.

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How To Set Your Modified Racing Car? Tips By Mark Kislowski

Simply just setting up a car for the modified circuit isn’t a big deal. In fact, it is pretty easy to set up for turning laps. However, it shouldn’t be your final goal. The goal should be to win and keep up with the competition in the modified circuit.

I have been a modified racer for some time and won many events in my prime. Currently, I am working as Automotive Sales & Service strategist and living in Ballston Lake, NY. Let me help you set up your modified racing car that will provide you an edge against the competition.

Don’t start from the scratch

Firstly, I would recommend not starting things from scratch. The ideal way is to find a set up that you are already familiar with and then fine tune that specific set up. I would suggest going for a Longacre Chassis Set-Up/Tire Chart that suits your routine. Setting up a perfect car needs patience and a lot of racing experience. Buy the parts as you go on your racing journey. However, understand that racing is an expensive sport and you need to set a budget to buy the necessary components only.

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Modified Circuit Racing Tips By Mark Kislowski

If you’re a newcomer looking for racing tips in the modified circuit, you have come to the right place. By now you must know that driving a car in the standard circuit to racing in a modified circuit is completely different from each other. Controlling a vehicle in the modified race takes a lot of skill and grit. The best racers out there have honed their skills over the period of years or even decades to reach the top post. It is not about just having a good car, it is about driving rightly. Here are some pro Modified circuit racing tips by Mark Kislowski, who is a widely known top performer in the modified circuit.

#1. Switch to the manual transmission

When you start your journey as a modified racer, you need to let go of your reliance on the automatic transmission. Auto transmission is slow when compared to the real-time manual driving ability of a driver to switch gears. They become highly inefficient when it comes to racing, especially in the modified circuit. It is advisable to switch to the manual transmission and practice switching gears at correct speeds to gain the advantage over your competition.

#2. Keep it to low gears

As Per Mark Kislowski, When you switch to manual, you need to stick to lower gears to extract maximum grunt from your car engine. When you’re trying to cut close corners, this would help you enormously. It will help you during braking as well. The lower gears will aid in cutting down speed and get you better control of your car to get that close advantage on the tight corners.

#3. Race smart

Modified circuit is all about single timed laps. You don’t have to keep worrying about getting hit by your competitor's bumper. The goal is to keep your head down and turn from the inside, while continue exiting from the outside. However, you need to keep an eye for bumps or ridges while turning on the inside. If your front wheel comes in contact with it at a certain speed, you can lose your car control and lose some speed.

Lastly, you need to closely watch the circuit, know where all the bumps and patches are that can hamper your race. Take a walk over the circuit before the race and plan every turn in your mind.

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