Ferrari F399
Eddie Irvine with the Ferrari F399 in Monza (1999) |
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Constructor: | Ferrari | ||||||||
Designer: |
Ross Brawn (Technical Director) Rory Byrne (Chief Designer) Nicolas Tombazis (Head of Aerodynamics) |
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Predecessor: | F300 | ||||||||
Successor: | F1-2000 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
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Chassis: | Honeycomb sandwich -Monocoque from CFK | ||||||||
Engine: | Ferrari Tipo 048 2,996 cm³, 80 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine | ||||||||
Front suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
Rear suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
Length: | 4387 mm | ||||||||
Width: | 1795 mm | ||||||||
Height: | 961 mm | ||||||||
Wheelbase: | 3000 mm | ||||||||
Weight: | 600 kg | ||||||||
Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
Petrol: | Shell | ||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
Driver: | 3. Michael Schumacher 3. Mika Salo 4. Eddie Irvine |
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First start: | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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World Cup points: | 128 | ||||||||
Podiums: | 17th | ||||||||
Leadership laps: | 311 over 1461.562 km |
The Ferrari F399 was a Formula 1 racing car that Scuderia Ferrari used in the 1999 Formula 1 World Championship.
Technology and development
The Ferrari F399, like the F300, was designed by Rory Byrne. According to team boss Jean Todt , the F399 was not a new design but a further development of the F300. The car got a revised front wing, an improved exhaust system, aerodynamically improved side pods for better engine cooling and a third shock absorber on the front double wishbone axle . The rear suspension was revised and an electronically controlled power steering installed. In order to better distribute the vehicle weight, which could be reduced by 20 kg compared to the previous year, the cockpit was moved a little backwards. According to the designer Rory Byrne, the F399 was considered a new car despite the evolutionary stage.
The engine, Ferrari Tipo 048, was slightly lighter and more powerful than that of the previous year's model on which it was based. The V10 naturally aspirated engine with a cylinder bank angle of 80 ° has a displacement of 2996 cm³ and four valves per cylinder. At a speed of 16,300 rpm, it develops around 580 kW (790 hp) and weighs just under 112 kg. This enables the car to reach a top speed of 355 km / h. The sequential semi-automatic transmission with electro-hydraulic shifting, developed by Ferrari itself, has seven gears and hardly differs from the transmission of the previous year.
In the winter Ferrari had changed the tire partner, now the tires came from Bridgestone. Shell supplied the fuel and Magneti Marelli supplied the car's electronic controls .
Racing history
Ferrari presented its car to the public on January 30th. The season was marked by Michael Schumacher's serious accident at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. Schumacher had broken a leg and Mika Salo joined the team as a substitute. Nevertheless, Ferrari had the chance of both world championship titles until the last race. After the race in Malaysia, both Ferrari drivers were disqualified after the FIA found the air deflectors on the side pods of the Ferraris to be illegal. That would have meant the automatic win of the world championship for McLaren's Mika Häkkinen, however Ferrari's objection was accepted before the season finale and Irvine traveled to Japan for the last world championship round with 4 points ahead of Mika Häkkinen . Despite four wins this season, Eddie Irvine had to be content with second place in the drivers' world championship after Mika Häkkinen after the Japanese Grand Prix.
With the F399, however, Ferrari won the Manufacturers' World Championship for the first time since 1983. This is partly due to the consistently good performance of the drivers, but above all to the reliability of the car. Ferrari was eliminated four times, twice due to an accident and once each due to engine and brake failures. In 2000 the F399 was replaced by the F1-2000 , with which Schumacher introduced the first Ferrari drivers' championship since 1979.
Livery and sponsors
The F399 was painted all in red, with black and white accents on the airbox and the front and rear wings. After Asprey and Pioneer had been advertised on the side pods in previous years , the F399 bore the logos of Tic Tac , FedEx and Shell for the first time , which together with Marlboro continued to be one of the main sponsors. Marlboro advertised on the airbox as well as the rear wing. In addition to Shell and FedEx, the tire supplier Bridgestone and Telecom Italia advertised on the front wing, and Fiat and Magneti Marelli on the nose . On the back of the mirrors, clothing company Tommy Hilfiger advertised .
driver
Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine were again the regular drivers of Scuderia Ferrari. Luca Badoer was still a test and reserve driver. After Schumacher's accident at Silverstone, Mika Salo took over the cockpit from Schumacher for 6 races. Originally, Salo was supposed to end the season for Schumacher, but Ferrari persuaded Schumacher to contest the last two races of the season to support Eddie Irvine in the fight for the world title.
Further use of the chassis
Seven chassis were produced, one used by Michael Schumacher was exhibited in Ferrari's own “Museo Ferrari” .
Results
driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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Formula 1 World Championship 1999 | 128 | 1. | |||||||||||||||||
M. Schumacher | 3 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DNF | 5 | DNF | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 2 | 2 | ||
M. Salo | 9 | 2 | 12 | 7th | 3 | DNF | |||||||||||||
E. Irvine | 4th | 1 | 5 | DNF | 2 | 4th | 3 | 6th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 6th | 7th | 1 | 3 |
Legend | ||
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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 |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
literature
- Leonardo Acerbi: 60 years of Ferrari. Heel, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-815-6 .
- Sabine Kehm (Ed.): MSC - The career of Michael Schumacher, told based on his racing cars. (= Official book for the Michael Schumacher Private Collection ). Offizin Scheufele, Stuttgart 2018, pp. 72–73.
- Claus Mühlberger, Michael Schmidt: 50 years of Michael Schumacher: Man - The career - The victories. (= auto motor und sport Edition - 50 years Michael Schumacher ). Motor Presse, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-613-30890-9 , pp. 58–59.
Web links
- Vehicle profile at chicanef1.com
- Vehicle profile at fedef1.com
- Vehicle profile at ferrari.com
- Vehicle profile at StatsF1.net
- Vehicle profile at traumautoarchiv.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b grandprix.com: New cars everywhere ... Grand Prix, February 1, 1999, accessed on April 1, 2020 (English).
- ↑ fedef1.com: Ferrari Technical info. fedef1.com, January 1, 2000, accessed March 26, 2020 .