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Ferrari F14 T: DESIGN: #Ask Fernando Alonso



Ferrari F14 T is the sixtieth car built by Ferrari specifically to take part in the
Formula 1 World Championship. The name comes from the combination of the
current year and the introduction of the turbo-compressor in the Power Unit.

Although the traditional gestation period for a new Formula 1 design is a little
over twelve months, this project, which goes by the internal code name 665,
began life more than two years ago. 2014 is an exceptional year in the history
of the sport, with a raft of rule changes that commanded an early start to allow
the ground up revision of every aspect of the car's design. To cope with the
unprecedented challenge of running three car projects simultaneously during
2012, the Scuderia was fortunate to be able to call on the talents of experienced
engineers to guide the project in its early stages.

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Ferrari F14 T: DESIGN: #Ask Stefano Domenicali

Ferrari F14 T is the sixtieth car built by Ferrari specifically to take part in the Formula 1 World Championship. The name comes from the combination of the current year and the introduction of the turbo-compressor in the Power Unit.

Although the traditional gestation period for a new Formula 1 design is a little over twelve months, this project, which goes by the internal code name 665, began life more than two years ago. 2014 is an exceptional year in the history of the sport, with a raft of rule changes that commanded an early start to allow the ground up revision of every aspect of the car's design. To cope with the unprecedented challenge of running three car projects simultaneously during 2012, the Scuderia was fortunate to be able to call on the talents of experienced engineers to guide the project in its early stages.

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23 April 2014 – Ferrari engineering guru Pat Fry has said the Scuderia has no intention of giving up, although he concedes Mercedes does have a considerable performance advantage.

Fernando Alonso gave the Maranello squad its first podium of the 2014 Formula 1 season in Shanghai last weekend, and while Fry believes this is proof the team is making progress, he knows there is a long way to go, especially as Kimi Räikkönen could do no better than P8 in the sister car.

"This result [third] is a reward for the effort that all the team is putting into every area," Fry said after the Chinese Grand Prix.

"This weekend we made some progress and in general, the speed of the car has increased, both in the corners and on the straights," he added.

"But we have to be realistic about our current potential and continue working, because the gap to Mercedes is still big and no one within our team has any intention of giving up," he vowed.

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I know Ferrari will be wanting to fight for the championship, but I honestly see it over right now. I mean, unless Mercedes have real bad luck for the second half, I don't see what can happen for Ferrari or Red Bull can catch up.

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In Italian, we say ""Dove c'e' speranza, c'e' vita!!""
Where there is hope, there is life.

It may not look good; but, never say never!!

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Bravo, Luca!!

Ferrari Formula 1 team in push to cut bureaucracy amid shake-up

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has already begun a restructuring of his Formula 1 team in a bid to get it back to the front of the grid.

While he and new team boss Marco Mattiacci continue a review of the operation following Stefano Domenicali's surprise resignation, di Montezemolo has wasted little time in making more immediate changes.

He has made a push to cut out bureaucracy at the outfit, streamlining decision-making processes and simplifying the staffing structure to ensure that it is more reactive to making the necessary improvements.

To help achieve this, Ferrari has cut back on the number of consultants it uses, while also focusing on ramping up the areas where it knows more performance can be found.

Di Montezemolo has also demanded that the schedule of its update programme be accelerated - which has meant external suppliers being asked to reduce the time it takes for new parts to be delivered to the team.

A statement issued on Ferrari's website outlining the tweaks said: "The aim of all these changes is for Ferrari to be able to react more quickly, ready to gather and make the most of information both drivers provide during race simulations, but above all, whenever they take to the track."...

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Alonso and Kimi talk fuel: