An official Ferrari Grand Prix drivers’ simulator, once employed by the legendary Michael Schumacher during his illustrious Formula 1 career, is set to take centre stage at a prominent antiques fair scheduled for the upcoming weekend. This remarkable simulator played a pivotal role in Ferrari’s preparations for the demanding circuits of the Formula One calendar
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Piero Ferrari, the son of Ferrari’s legendary founder, Enzo Ferrari, has unveiled a lesser-known aspect of Michael Schumacher’s unwavering dedication to the Scuderia. Schumacher, a seven-time world champion and a Ferrari icon, not only achieved historic success with the team but also displayed an unparalleled level of commitment, even to the extent of sleeping in
MoreAsif Kapadia, the director behind the film ‘Senna’, has revealed that he rejected an approach to direct a movie about seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher, because he “wasn’t a huge fan” of the German. Kapadia did an incredible job documenting the story of three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna, who sadly died following an accident at
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Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso has admitted that he “never doubted” that he could beat Michael Schumacher, something he did to the shock of the Formula 1 world. Whilst at Renault in 2005, Alonso ended Schumacher’s five-year reign, with the seven-time World Champion having won every title from 2000-2004 at Ferrari. Alonso ended Schumacher’s dominance
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Lewis Hamilton has sensationally been snubbed not once, but twice by ex-Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella, who believes the seven-time World Champion is worse than Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. Fisichella retired from F1 at the end of 2009 following half a season with Ferrari, after being signed by the Italians mid-season to
MoreEx-Formula driver Rubens Barrichello has given an insight into what life was like at Ferrari alongside Michael Schumacher, whom he partnered during the German’s glory years. Barrichello partnered the seven-time World Champion from 2000 to 2005, before switching to Honda. In the period in which the Brazilian was alongside Schumacher, the 91-time race winner claimed
MoreMichael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2001b is set to go under the hammer, with the car having only ever made two Grand Prix appearances. The F2001b was used in the opening two rounds of the 2002 season, as the Maranello-based team’s car for that season wasn’t quite ready. Ferrari discovered a gearbox problem with the F2002, which
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Irish businessman Eddie Jordan has pledged to help the long-suffering Scuderia by ‘fixing’ the team, which has seen a long trophy drought. Ferrari hasn’t won a Drivers’ Title since 2007 and hasn’t received Constructors’ silverware since 2008. Ferrari has a long and proud history in Formula One, but Kimi Räikkönen remains the last of their
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Fred Vasseur, the Ferrari team principal, is allegedly using his friend Loic Serra to lure Red Bull’s technical director Pierre Wache over to the Maranello. Loic Serra currently works as Mercedes’ performance director, but Ferrari is assured they will sign him up in 2025. Esteemed F1 journalist, Michael Schmidt, believes that the Italian team will
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle compared Max Verstappen to Michael Schumacher at the British Grand Prix last weekend, as the reigning World Champion was victorious once again. Verstappen enjoyed another sensational few days at the Silverstone International Circuit, with him having been unstoppable as per usual. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest
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