29/01/2011
NEWS STORY
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Over a thousand fans braved the cold and damp this morning to see the Ferrari F150 and the team's full complement of drivers; Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Jules Bianchi, Giancarlo Fisichella, Andrea Bertolini and all the youngsters from the Ferrari Driver Academy.
On this second day of acquiring footage of the car's new livery for advertising purposes, the Fiorano track opened its gates to a section of the fifteen thousand Scuderia Ferrari Club members. "I would like to thank all of you for coming all the way here to give us your passionate support," said Stefano Domenicali as he got the day underway. "Last year, on the day we won at Monza, feeling this wave of affection from all of you was a great motivating force as we fought our way back and we hope to give you something back this year with a championship title, something that we missed out on in Abu Dhabi by the smallest of margins.
"This car is dedicated to celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification because it is part of our makeup to feel pride in representing our country all over the world," he continued. "Even if we have team-members who come from many different countries, starting with a Spaniard like Fernando and a Brazilian, albeit with Italian origins, like Felipe, we have a strong desire to hold high the national flag which is now seen in all its glory on our car."
The weather was definitely not at its best, with some sleet in the early hours of the morning making the track damp and temperatures even lower than yesterday, so that Felipe Massa only did just over sixty kilometres at the wheel of the car.
The car was then loaded onto a truck which headed off to Valencia, where on Tuesday testing gets underway. Giving the newborn car its first ever run up against its rivals will be Alonso, who will also drive on the following day. On Thursday Felipe Massa who will bring the first of four pre-season tests to a close.
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