Ferrari

F2009

**Scuderia Ferrari** S.p.A. (Italian: [skudeˈriːa ferˈraːri]) is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing. The team is also nicknamed "The Prancing Horse", with reference to their logo. It is the oldest surviving and most successful Formula One team, having competed in every world championship since the 1950 Formula One season.[16] The team was founded by Enzo Ferrari, initially to race cars produced by Alfa Romeo, though by 1947 Ferrari had begun building its own cars. Among its important achievements outside Formula One are winning the World Sportscar Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Bathurst 12 Hour, races for Grand tourer cars and racing on road courses of the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia and the Carrera Panamericana. The team is also known for its passionate support base known as the *tifosi*. The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is regarded as the team's home race.

The Team's current drivers are Nick Heidfeld and Jenson Button.

## UF1 History

### 2005 Restructuring

In 2005 Ferrari were concerned they were not going in the right direction with Ben Faz leading the team and felt a change was needed. With the news of Cyril Abiteboul and Stephen Duncan going their own separate ways at the end of 2005, Ferrari team personnel offered Duncan a contract for the 2006 season. He was also rumored to start up his own team Orange Arrows, but felt Ferrari was a better fit. On January 11th Duncan signed to be Ferrari team principal until 2010.

### 2006 Struggles

Expectations were low, but no one expected what was about to come. The teams best performance was a 4th place at Belgium, and ended the year 6th with a total of 43 points. Michael Schumacher retired at the end of the year, and Vettel returned to BMW. The team took the transfer window by storm however when they signed Nick Heidfeld and Jarno Trulli instantly turning their team into having one of the best driver lineups on the grid.

### 2007 Return To The Top

2007 was a resurgence for Ferrari winning 3 of the first 4 races. Duncan had the team back on the right track. The team would fall short of Nick Heidfeld winning the drivers championship by 11 points the closest they got to this point. However the team would win the constructors championship the first since 2004. Nick Heidfeld was extended till 2009 midway through the year with Jarno Trulli retiring. Jenson Button would then join Heidfeld after being dropped from BMW.

### 2008 Slight Slip

2008 was a solid year for the team scoring 328 points instead 367 from the prior year. The year was overall great, but with only 2 wins it was still a slip from what was expected. However a 3rd place finish would still be a good result considering the path they were on in 2005 and 2006. At the end of the year Jenson Button signed a 1 year deal to stay at the team till 2009.

### 2009 Another Championship On The Cards?

2009 saw Ferrari stumble out of the gates with a double DNF in the opening race. However, after this they would go on a run were at least one Ferrari driver would be on the podium for the next 12 races. Nick Heidfeld extended his contract till the end of 2011, while Jenson was extended till 2010. They won their 2nd constructors championship in Japan, While Heidfeld would win his first drivers championship with a win at the final race in Brazil. They finished with 422 points the 2nd most points a team has ever scored (in TL2).