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16-398: F2008 may refer to: Ferrari F2008 , a Formula One car Fortran , a programming language [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

32-525: A new sponsor and advertised on the back of the rear wing. Once again, Martini returns for third and final year with the team. The logo was blocked out in France due to alcohol advertising were outlawed. On November 11, 2008 on the Fiorano track, Ferrari carried out a test session with Räikkönen, Massa and Badoer, who were driving an F2008 equipped with an SREC, with the aim of introducing this technology on

48-546: A new standard Electronic Control Unit (ECU), which is the electronic system that controls all the cars, produced by McLaren Electronic Systems . This was included to comply with the new regulations. The ECU also removes most of the driver aids used in previous seasons, including traction control , engine braking , and electronically-assisted starting system. It also makes the management of the differential, engine, and gear changes easier. The car also weighs more than last season's F2007 chassis due to rule changes which include

64-402: Is a Formula One motor racing car, which Scuderia Ferrari used to compete in the 2009 Formula One season . The chassis was designed by Aldo Costa , Simone Resta , Tiziano Battistini, Marco Fainello , John Iley and Marco de Luca with Mario Almondo playing a vital role in leading the production of the car as the team's Executive Technical Director and with Giles Simon in charge of

80-464: The F2008 . The front splitter was located further away from the front wheel, and had only 1 layer. Ferrari claimed this improved air flow to the wheels. The F60 was only fitted with 1-tread slick tires, and a simpler suspension positioned a bit backward in angle. Ferrari removed the large airflow plates and replaced it with a small one, also adjusting some underside air flow. The side mirrors were located at

96-615: The Ferrari F60 from 2009. ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. Räikkönen's fastest lap at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya remained the lap record until it was broken by Lewis Hamilton during the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix . Ferrari F60 The Ferrari F60

112-679: The F60 scored its first points in Bahrain , the fourth race of the season. Kimi Räikkönen finished sixth, gaining three points for the team. Felipe Massa had a life-threatening accident in the Hungarian Grand Prix , when a spring broke loose from Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP car and struck Massa on his helmet. He did not start the race and for the rest of the season, he was replaced by Ferrari test driver, Luca Badoer , and later ex- Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella . Neither driver

128-502: The Ferrari F60 was 1.9 seconds faster than the last car, despite the new regulations. In the 2009 season, FIA banned the large bargeboards in front of the radiator and the sidepods. It also placed limits on the wheelbase, making it shorter, simpler front splitter, narrower rear spoiler and certain underside air flows, so that it was less disruptive to the car behind. The Ferrari F60 responded to all of this by improving tiny details from

144-545: The World Constructors' Championship. The chassis was designed by Aldo Costa , Simone Resta , Tiziano Battistini, Marco Fainello , John Iley and Marco de Luca with Mario Almondo playing a vital role in leading the production of the car as the team's Executive Technical Director and with Gilles Simon in charge of the engine and electronics division assisted by David Salters (engine design and development) and Mattia Binotto (engine operations). It features

160-405: The edge of the car's floor. The FIA's ban on small side wings led to the creation of a "cleaner" sidepods acceptable of the smaller engine, and a smooth underside of the chassis. The rear diffuser was revised to meet the regulations that stated it had to produce less downforce. The 2009 season was disappointing in many ways for Ferrari. After scoring no points in the first three races of the season,

176-520: The engine and electronics division assisted by David Salters (engine design and development) and Mattia Binotto (engine operations). The car was unveiled on 12 January 2009. The F60, the 55th single-seater car produced by Ferrari to compete in Formula One , was named F60 to celebrate the fact that 2009 is Ferrari's 60th year in Formula One, the only team to have competed every year. It

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192-452: The gearbox which has to be used for four consecutive races, higher side protection around the driver's helmet, etc. The car was unveiled to the public on January 6, 2008. World champion Kimi Räikkönen gave the car its first shakedown at Ferrari's Fiorano test track on January 7, 2008. Like its predecessor, the F2008 was painted all red. The team's principal sponsor is Philip Morris ,

208-443: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=F2008&oldid=453295804 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ferrari F2008 As of the 2023 season , the F2008 remains the most recent Ferrari Formula 1 car to win

224-494: The parent company of Marlboro. Ferrari was the only team to have a cigarette brand as its main sponsor in 2008, despite the tobacco advertising ban. Although Ferrari could have used the Marlboro logos in Bahrain , Monaco , and China , Ferrari did not use the lettering in these races either. So it happened that throughout the season the brand name was indicated by a bar code and was not seen in any race. Etihad Airways joined as

240-521: Was able to find any pace with the car and they failed to score any points for the team. In early August 2009 Ferrari announced that they had stopped developing the F60 in order to concentrate on the 2010 car . The F60 won its first and only race of 2009 at the hands of Räikkönen at the Belgian Grand Prix , after starting sixth on the grid. They eventually finished fourth in the constructors standings, just behind McLaren , and making 2009

256-473: Was first launched online on 12 January 2009, and Felipe Massa undertook the debut run of the car with a shakedown at Mugello later that day. The car was initially intended to debut at Ferrari's home Fiorano track, but the venue was changed due to poor weather conditions at Maranello. The F60's first full test took place at the Mugello Circuit during the week of 19 January 2009. On average,

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