FERRARI
Full Team Name: Scuderia Ferrari
Chairman:
Team Principal: Frederic Vasseur
Chassis: SF-23
Power Unit: Ferrari
World Championships: 16
Drivers: 16. Charles Leclerc
55. Carlos Sainz
Scuderia Ferrari is the racing division of luxury Italian auto
manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing.
The team is also known by the nickname "The Prancing Horse", in
reference to their logo. It is the oldest surviving and most successful Formula
One team, having competed in every world championship since the 1950 Formula
One season. The team was founded by Enzo Ferrari, initially to race cars
produced by Alfa Romeo. The team was based in Modena from its pre-war founding
until 1943, when Enzo Ferrari moved the team to a new factory in Maranello in
1943, and both Scuderia Ferrari and Ferrari's road car factory remain at
Maranello to this day. The team owns and operates a test track on the same
site, the Fiorano Circuit built in 1972, which is used for testing road and
race cars. By 1947 Ferrari had begun building its own cars. The team is also
known for its passionate support base, known as the Τifosi. The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is
regarded as the team's home race.
As a constructor in Formula One, Ferrari has a record 16 Constructors'
Championships. Their most recent Constructors' Championship was won in 2008.
The team also holds the record for the most Drivers' Championships with 15, won
by nine different drivers: Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Mike Hawthorn,
Phil Hill, John Surtees, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Michael Schumacher, and
Kimi Räikkönen.
Michael Schumacher is the team's most successful driver. Joining the
team in 1996 and driving for them until his first retirement in 2006, he won
five consecutive drivers' titles and 72 Grands Prix for the team. His titles
came consecutively between 2000 and 2004, and the team won consecutive
constructors' titles between 1999 and 2004, marking the era as the most
successful period in the team's history.
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