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Sunday, August 08, 2004
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4x Ferrari F1 at Zandvoort |
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 Today there were four Formula one Ferraris driving fast at the circuit of Zandvoort, The Netherlands. All the cars, an Eddie Irvine 1999 and 3 x Michael Schumacher (2000, 2001, 2002), come from the private collection of John Bosch. He was driving his newest car...the 2002 WorldChampion car of Michael Schumacher. He was trying to beat the laprecord at Zandvoort, set by Badoer also in the 2002 Ferrari. The record was, and is, still set at 1.19.80...John Bosch tried very hard and even went through some gravel at his attempt to beat the record, but got stuck at 1 minute 22 seconds. A great achevementl, let that be heard, for a driver that is not a professional F1-driver.
The other three cars were driven by Jacky Ickx, Rene Arnoux and Jan Lammers. Lammers, who still races the Dome Judd, set his personal fastest lap at this track in 1.27 !
Source: F1 Racing.net |
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166/ 250 MM Competition Spyder |
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 Yesterday I bought, for the first time in a few years, some Cavallino's. I have a subscription on Forza, and one magazine I thought was enough! But yesterday I saw the Cavallino in a store...and thought, ow...what the heck, just buy them!
Just now I was reading in them and I saw a Ferrari I had never seen before (and that happens not very often!) Immediatly I searched the internet...and yes, there it was, the 166/250 MM Copmetition Spyder. With a one-off coachwork by Carlo Abarth. What a strange, but yet...beautiful design. I wonder how it looks in real.
Well...it's for sale. It will be auctioned at the Monterey Sports & Classic Car Action on the 13th and 14th of August in Monterey, California.
Source and more info: RM Auctions, Picture: Ultimate Car Page |
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Tomorrow Michael Schumacher will give a special press conference. Speculations goes that he will announce his retirement. The 35-year-old driver has now 7 world titles in his pocket...more than anyone ever did.
Michael Schumacher took his seventh worldtitle F1 in his career. But he couldn't take it with a win. The victory went to Kimi Raikkonnen, the first win of him this year...and the first win of a McLaren. Rubens Barrichello went to the third place.
Jarno Trulli was the sensation of the saturday. In the very exciting session the Italian was the fastest of them all. In the rain Michael Schumacher had to settle with the second time. Third was Fernando Alonso the second Renault driver.
Michael Schumacher can win his seventh Worldtitle this weekend. There is only one competitor at the moment, his teammate Rubens Barrichello.
The Ferrari Factory has released the first official pics of the new F430. The car will be revealed during the Autosalon of Paris.
Before the next GP weekend at Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, Michael Schumacher will take part in a charity football (soccer) match on Wednesday. The German champ will line up with a Driver' XI against a Belgian All Stars team. The match will be held at 20:30 at the Bielmont di Verviers Stadium. 
The F399 (1999) Ferrari of Frits Kroymans (the Dutch Ferrari importer) broke in two at the drivers knees when it was ripped by the tire barrier on drivers right on exit of Turn 6. The driver, Kroymans himself, was okay and able to get out of the car himself. After he got out of the car the savety crew put an ice pack on one of his legs. Later he walked to the safety vehilce. Luckely he didn't hit the barriers very fast.
From start to finish the two Ferraris were in the lead. They overtook most of the field and showed that they really rule this championship. Wich they, for the constructors, also won today! And that makes it six times in a row!
Both the Ferraris were absote superiour in Hongary during qualification. With a 1.19.146 took Michael Schumacher pole-position. Rubens Barrichello was very close behind him with a 1.19.323. They kept a nice gap to the rest...the two BARs at third (Sato, 1.19.693) and fourth (Button, 1.19.700). Alono (Renault) became fifth and Pizzonia (sixt) was faster than his teammate Montoya (7th). Raikkonen, the fastest of the friday, didn't came further than 10th place and Coulthard stoped at even 12th.
Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest of the friday. With a 1.20.884 (in 20 laps) he was 0.2 seconds faster than Michael Schumacher (1.21.009 in 30 laps). Third time was for Montoya and fourth was Coulthard. Rubens Barrichello had not a toptime...with a 1.21.712 he didn't came further than a ninth time. Let's see what happens at saturday!
And after the beautiful 250 SWB now the 250 GTO is also finished. Just look at all those beautiful details in this picture (ofcourse the real drawing is much larger and more detailed!) Do you also have a beautiful car that you want to be drawn by this great Danish Artist? Just visit the site of Carsten!
No more Marlboro...no more advertisments? From 2006 it isn't allowed anymore to have any cigarette-ads in the formula one. But the mothercompany of Marlboro, Philip Morris has found a way to stay in the formula one. They would like to buy all the sponsor-space on the Ferrari's. And sent it out on the track without any adds. Because they think that the color red is already enought to let people think of Marlboro. They would easily pay 150 milion dollar for the deal!
And again Carsten is creating another masterpiece. The guy just can't stop! :)This time another very famous Ferrari; the 250 GTO!
In 1919 Enzo Ferrari took a job at CMN (Costruzioni Maccaniche Nazionali) in Milan to work as a racing car driver. His racing debut came in the 1919 Parma-Berceto race and he entered the Targa Florio that same year.
The Ferrari 550 Maranello (no.2) of team BMS Scuderia Italia has won the Proximus 24 Hours Of Spa at Francorchamps. In total they drove 558 laps! The drivers were L. Cappelaari, E. Calderari, F. Gollin and the Swiss Lilian Bryner, she became the first female to win the 24 Hours Of Spa.
