Ferrari F2008

Ferrari F2008

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Scuderia Ferrari
Designer(s)	Mario Almondo (Director of Operations) Aldo Costa (Technical Director) Gilles Simon (Chief Engineer) Nicholas Tombazis (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	F2007
Successor	F60
Technical specifications
Chassis	carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front)	Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springs
Suspension (rear)	As front
Engine	Ferrari 056 2398cc V8 (90°) 19,000 RPM-Limited
Transmission	Ferrari 7 speeds + reverse Semiautomatic sequential, electronically controlled, longitudinal gearbox, quick-shift Limited-slip differential
Weight	605 kg (1,333.8 lb) (including driver)
Fuel	Shell V-Power ULG 64 Fuel Shell SL-1098 Lubricant
Tyres	Bridgestone BBS Wheels (front and rear): 13"
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Notable drivers	1. Kimi Räikkönen 2. Felipe Massa
Debut	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps 18 8 19 8 13
Constructors' Championships	1 (2008)
Drivers' Championships	0

The Ferrari F2008 is a Formula One motor racing car, which Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro used to compete in the 2008 Formula One season.

The car was unveiled to the public on January 6, 2008. It features 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 gearchanges easier.

The car also weighs more than last season's F2007 chassis due to rule changes which includes the gearbox which has to be used for four consecutive races, higher side protection around the drivers helmet etc.

World champion Kimi Räikkönen gave the car its first shakedown at Ferrari's Fiorano test track on January 7, 2008.

Incidents and accidents

• In the 2008 Australian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa suffered nose cone and front wing damage after an incident with Coulthard.
• In the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen lost his front wing after sliding into the back of Adrian Sutil at the Nouvelle chicane.
• In the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, Räikkönen lost his rear wing in the pit lane, after Lewis Hamilton collided with him while the red light still on.
• In the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, Räikkönen suffered front wing damage after running wide then spinning before the chicane.
• In the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Massa was unsafely released from his pit box with the fuel hose still attached; Räikkönen suffered a suspension problem then hit the wall in the kerbs.

Gallery

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  Kimi Räikkönen driving the F2008 at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.

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  Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari at the 2008 Canadian GP.

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  Luca Badoer testing the F2008. The variant front-nosecone has a conduit for air to flow through from bottom to up in the nose.

• Kimi Raikkonen 2008 Belgium crash.jpg

  Räikkönen's damaged F2008 is brought back to the pits after the Finn crashed with two laps to go in the 2008 Belgian GP.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points	WCC
2008	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari V8	B		AUS	MAL	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	CHN	BRA	172	1st
				Räikkönen	8†	1	2	1	3	9	Ret	2	4	6	3	Ret	18†	9	15	3	3	3
				Massa	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	3	5	1	13	3	17†	1	1	6	13	7	2	1

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Räikkönen's fastest lap at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is still the lap record as of 2014.

External links

• Car Specs and photos (Spanish)
• Car Specs on F1Technical.net