Michael Schumacher in the cockpit of the F2007 along with Ferrari and Fiat personnel at Fiorano. Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo and Gestione Sportive boss Jean Todt with the new F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen. Luca di Montezemolo, Sergio Marchionne and John Elkann during a press conference held at Maranello earlier this week. Luca di Montezemolo delivers the "Golden Prancing Horse" award to Staffelli of "Striscia la notizia" during a ceremony in Maranello. The staff of Ferrari's Gestione Sportiva department along with Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, celebrate the Scuderia's success in the Formula 1 drivers' and constructors' title.

The 2007 World Finals got underway today at the Mugello International Circuit. The day began with free practice sessions for all the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy series, (Italy, Europe and North America) and for the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge for historic Prancing Horse cars.

In the afternoon, the starting grids were decided for the first races in the Ferrari one-make series, using the F430 cars. In the Italian series, Vito Postiglione (Motor/Malucelli) came out quickest, while in the class for gentlemen drivers, pole went to Giorgio Massazza (Rossocorsa.) Top slot in the main category of the European series went to Max Blancardi (Motor/Malucelli.) Plamen Kralev (Rossocorsa) secured the best start position in the Shell Cup. Scott Tucker (Boardwalk Ferrari) will be starting ahead of all the field in race 1 of the North American series.

Over the weekend, the Tuscan circuit hosts the deciding rounds of the championships organised by the Ferrari Corse Clienti department, as well as the usual additional race to crown the overall champion at international level. There will also be an opportunity to admire in action the single-seaters prepared by the F1 Clienti department and the laboratory-cars which are used in the exclusive "FXX Programme," for which future plans will be announced here at Mugello.

The parade featuring Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, with Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa and the whole team, represents the key moment that brings the curtain down on Sunday 28 October. Also scheduled is an on-track run from the F430 GT cars that took Ferrari to victory in the 2007 FIA GT2 Constructors' Cup and a parade of cars that are truly representative of the past 60 years of the Maranello marque's history, right up to the latest 430 Scuderia.