Ferrari F2008

Ferrari F2008

Luca Badoer in the Ferrari F2008 during the test in Montmeló
Constructor:	Scuderia Ferrari
Designer:	Aldo Costa (Technical Director) Nikolas Tombazis (Chief Designer) John Iley (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor:	F2007
Successor:	F60
Technical specifications
Engine:	Ferrari type 056
Length:	4760 mm
Wheelbase:	3260 mm
Weight:	605 kg
Tires:	Bridgestone
Petrol:	Shell V-Power ULG 64
statistics
Driver:	1. Kimi Raikkonen 2. Felipe Massa
Team:	Scuderia Ferrari
First start:	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 18th 8th 8th 13
World Cup points:	172
Podiums:	19th
Leadership laps:	544 over 2,702.131 km

The Ferrari F2008 was the 41th Formula 1 race car of the Scuderia Ferrari . The team contested all 18 rounds of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship with this vehicle .

presentation

The presentation of the Ferrari F2008 took place on January 6, 2008 in Maranello in front of around 80 journalists. Ferrari was the first team to present its new car. Just one day later, Kimi Raikkonen did the first test drive on the in-house race track in Fiorano .

Livery and sponsors

Like its predecessor, the F2008 was painted completely red.

The main sponsor was Philipp Morris with his Marlboro cigarette brand . Ferrari was the only team to have a cigarette manufacturer 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 the brand name was indicated by a barcode and was not seen in any race throughout the season. Ferrari was only on the road with the Marlboro logos during the test drives before the season.

Etihad Airways came in as a new sponsor and advertised on the back of the rear wing.

Technology and development

The F2008 was designed by Aldo Costa , Nikolas Tombazis and John Iley. In terms of aerodynamics, the car was refined in some places and got additional wings. The wheelbase was shortened a little to gain performance in slow corners. As in previous years, the F2008 was powered by the Ferrari type 056 .

The greatest technical innovation was the introduction of standard electronics (SECU). This was developed by McLaren with the help of Microsoft and made available to other teams. Technical aids such as traction control or an automatic starter were banned and abolished in 2008.

driver

Ferrari relied on the driver pairing Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa in the 2008 season . Raikkonen started as world champion with the number 1, Massa with the number 2.

successes

Ferrari achieved eight pole positions and eight victories with the F2008 . Overall, Raikkonen and Massa scored 172 points, which meant that the team was able to win the constructors' championship for the 16th time. Raikkonen could not defend his driver title.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2008																				172	1.
K. Raikkonen	01	8th*	1	2	1	3	9	DNF	2	4th	6th	3	DNF	18 *	9	15th	3	3	3
F. Massa	02	DNF	DNF	1	2	1	3	5	1	13	3	17 *	1	1	6th	13	7th	2	1

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Miroslav Sanytrák: FERRARI F2008. Accessed May 31, 2020 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Christian Nimmervoll: New Ferrari F2008 unveiled in Maranello! January 6, 2008, accessed May 31, 2020 . 
3. ^ Ralph Hanson: No more Marlboro logos for Ferrari. April 16, 2008, accessed May 31, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Stephan Heublein: F1-Countdown 2008 - Formula 1. March 9, 2008, accessed on May 31, 2020 . 

Web links

Commons : Ferrari F2008  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Motorsport-Total.com: Technical data