Ferrari

With McLaren blinking first and Lewis Hamilton flat out falling asleep, Ferrari simply kept their eyes on the prize to take a glorious home race win, that could yet ignite a shock title challenge. Jenson Button was closer than anyone could’ve imagined with the most downforce heavy car that Monza has ever seen – using [...]

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Fernando Alonso moved up to third in the drivers' title race after securing a impressive victory for Ferrari in the team's home Grand Prix at Monza. The Spaniard started the Italian Grand Prix in pole position and held off a spirited challenge from McLaren's Jenson Button to win the race and move to within 21 [...]

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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso delighted the home fans by taking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, with Jenson Button alongside the Spaniard on the front row. Alonso was more than a tenth of a second quicker than McLaren ace Button, with the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa third fastest and Mark Webber fourth [...]

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Ferrari head to their home race looking for a consolation, after a miserable weekend in Belgium all but ruined their title chances. F1’s most famous team boast the biggest cheering section around, with the Tifosi painting the grandstands in a massive shade of red to support their idols; but unless the (Red) Bulls are infuriated [...]

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Ferrari sensation Fernando Alonso believes it is important for him to grab the maximum points haul at the upcoming Italian Grand Prix in Monza if he is to stay in touch with those at the top of the Formula One drivers' championship. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton leads the way with Red Bull's Mark Webber just three [...]

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Ferrari have escaped further punishment for the alleged issuing of team orders during the German Grand Prix in late July. Felipe Massa slowed down and allowed team-mate Fernando Alonso to pass him 17 laps from the end of the race at Hockenheim, having been told over the radio by race engineer Rob Smedley: "Fernando is [...]

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Fernando Alonso has played down fears that a lack of spare engines could wreck his Formula One world championship bid. Like every driver on the grid, Alonso started the season with eight engines available for use in his Ferrari car. However, following a series of mechanical problems in the opening races of the season, the [...]

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The FIA is investigating how Felipe Massa escaped a penalty after starting last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix outside his grid box. The Brazilian's Ferrari appeared to be at least two metres ahead of where it should have been when the race got underway. It appears that the transponder on the floor of Massa's car did [...]

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When Felipe Massa was struck on his helmet by a suspension spring during qualifying for the 2009 Hugarian Grand Prix there would have been one person who was more worried than most: Anna Rafaela Bassi. Thankfully Felipe has made a full recovery and has returned to Formula One, but his wife Rafaela would have been [...]

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Guns n’ Roses once sang that ‘nothing lasts forever, in the cold November rain.’ But for Ferrari, it only took a bit of August drizzle to call time on their title hopes. The Belgian grand prix had promised much, with Fernando Alonso in charge of the first two practice sessions and looking good for a [...]

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