A1GP’s partnership with Ferrari only begins in 2008, but that didn’t stop A1GP chairman Tony Teixeira and A1 Team Brazil boss Emerson Fittipaldi visiting the circuit and watching the marque’s other racing interests.

The beginning of the partnership between Ferrari and A1GP World Cup of Motorsport draws ever nearer. After the historic announcement last month that Ferrari will supply engines and consult on the design of the new car from next season, A1GP executives took time out to get a taste of Ferrari racing action last weekend in Italy.

Ferrari annually holds a celebration of its past season’s sporting activities at the International Mugello Circuit, and this year had special cause for celebration, with recently crowned-Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen demonstrating his title-winning F1 machine to the large crowd, alongside team-mate Felipe Massa and the test drivers Luca Badoer and Marc Gene.

A1GP’s partnership with Ferrari only begins in 2008, but that didn’t stop A1GP chairman Tony Teixeira and A1 Team Brazil boss Emerson Fittipaldi visiting the circuit and watching the marque’s other racing interests. More than 30,000 partisan fans turned out in force to watch the displays, which also included the final rounds of the F430 Ferrari Challenge.

Teixeira and Fittipaldi watched as an array of Ferrari machinery from the past 60 years was displayed on track, as well as the F430 GT cars that took Ferrari to victory in the 2007 FIA GT2 and ALMS GT2 Constructors’ Cup.

While there, Teixera and Fittipaldi met with Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, vice-president Piero Ferrari, CEO Jean Todt and managing director Amedeo Felisa. They also attended Ferrari’s glittering gala dinner on Saturday night of the event. A1GP’s partnership with Ferrari officially begins on 1 January 2008.