05/01/2008
NEWS STORY
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Following the FIA's confirmation of the 2008 Formula One World Championship entry list, the start of the new season draws that little bit closer on Sunday when Ferrari launches its 2008 contender.
The car, provisionally designated the F2008, with which Kimi Raikkonen will defend his drivers' title, and with which Felipe Massa will challenge for the 2008 title, in addition to defending the Italian team's constructors' crown, will be unveiled at Maranello on Sunday afternoon.
The next day, Monday, the car will make its track debut with Kimi Raikkonen at the wheel.
The Finnish driver, Massa and the technical management of the team - Technical Director Aldo Costa, Engine Director Gilles Simon and Operations Director Mario Almondo - meet up with more than 80 journalists from 13 different countries - along with Stefano Domenicali, who has been head of the Gestione Sportiva since 1st January.
The following day, as Raikkonen takes to the track at Fiorano, McLaren will unveil its 2008 car, the MP4-23, at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart.