Ferrari F1

Since its establishment in 1929, Ferrari has been among the best F1 teams in the world. In racing circle, it is known as the Scuderia Ferrari, translated as Team Ferrari. Michael Schumacher, one of the greatest drivers ever, served Ferrari during most part of his career.

Fast Facts
Scuderia Ferrari is based in Italian town of Maranello. Jean Todt. The team debuted in the F1 Championship in the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. It has competed in more than 700 races and has been champion in the Constructors' as well as the Drivers' category 14 times each. World famous Formula One driver Michael Schumacher has been associated with Team Ferrari. Its chasis is Ferrari F2008 and the engine is Ferrari 056. Enzo Ferrari was the founder of Ferrari Formula One team.

Currently Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa are the race drivers of Ferrari. Luca Badoer and Marc Gene are the test drivers. Michael Schumacher is serving them as special test driver.

Ferrari in F1
Enzo Ferrai founded the team in 1929. He and his team took part in a slew of competitions till 1950, when Grand Prix came into existence. Ferrari participated in the Formula One World Championship in the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari dominated the season winning all eleven events. After the 1951 Formula One season, Ferrari team withdrew from F1 causing the authorities to adopt Formula Two regulations. Ferrari performance was quite impressive in 1952 and 1953. However, in 1954, they were seriously challenged by Fangio and Mercedes-Benz. In 1957, a Ferrari car crashed into a crowd killing twelve people. Ferrari was dragged into court charged with manslaughter.

Decade of 1960 was not good for Ferrari at Formula One. However, it dominated races in other competitions. 1970s returned mixed results for the company. The team won constructors' title in 1983. Their performance in 1980s was little better than average. 1990s was promising for Ferrari. The dominance of Schumacher began in 1996 and remained the best driver in the world until he retired in 2006. In 2000s too, Ferrari was dominating.

Sponsors
Marlboro is the prime sponsor of Ferrari. Their other sponsors are Acer, a Taiwenese computer company; Telecom Italia's broadband Alice brand, Fiat, Shell, Bridgestone, AMD and Martini. Official suppliers of Ferrari are Magneti Marelli, Mahle, IIR, SKF, Europcar, Iveco, NGK, Infineon, HN Meccanica, Puma, Sanbitter, Tata, Brembo, BBS, Selex, Sabelt, TRW Automotive and Microsoft.

Records
Ferrari has been the most successful team in Formula One. The team holds the records like most constructor championships, most driver championships, most wins (all-time), most wins (season), most fastest laps (all-time) and highest winning percentage. Ferrari is the most successful F1 engine manufacturer.

Schumacher with Ferrari
In 1996, Ferrari made a landmark decision in its history by hiring two-time defending world champion Michael Schumacher for an astronomical salary of around $30 million a year. Schumacher won an array of Grand Prix races for Ferrari. He retired at the end of 2006 season.