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The 2007 Ferrari World Finals came to an end
with the key moments of the event taking
place today at
the Mugello International Circuit. |
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The 2007
Ferrari World Finals came to an end with the key moments
of the event today at the Mugello International Circuit.
Highlight was the demonstration by Scuderia Ferrari
Marlboro, warmly received by thirty-two thousand fans
gathered at the Tuscan track to salute Kimi Raikkonen,
Felipe Massa, Luca Badoer, Marc Gené and the entire F1
World Championship winning team. Also in attendance were
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, Vice-President
Piero Ferrari, C.E.O. Jean Todt and Managing Director
Amedeo Felisa.
Adding to the party was the on-track demonstration of
the F430 GT cars that took Ferrari to victory in the
2007 FIA GT2 and ALMS GT2 Constructors' Cup and a parade
of cars most representative of the 60 year history of
the Maranello marque, right up to the present day with
the new 430 Scuderia. Opening this part of the programme
was Michael Schumacher in a FXX, on the day when future
plans for the exclusive "FXX Programme" were announced
for the next two years, which include the adoption of a
new evolutionary package developed in conjunction with
the seven times World Champion.
The day's racing programme consisted of the final races
of the season for the Ferrari championships. Highlight
was the world finals of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli
Trophy, featuring the F430 Challenge cars and won by
Vito Postiglione (Motor/Malucelli,) who crossed the line
ahead of Niki Cadei (Rossocorsa) and Lorenzo Bontempelli
(Rossocorsa.) Giorgio Massazza (Rossocorsa) took victory
in the "mondialino" the "world championship" for the
gentlemen drivers competing in the Shell Cup.
Taking to the track for their second series of races
this weekend were cars entered in the Shell Ferrari
Historic Challenge, for which historic Maseratis are
also eligible. Wins at the end of these races went to
Tony Smith's 1960 Ferrari 256 F1/FL in the "A" category
for single-seaters, the 1956 Maserati 250 SI of Marc
Devis in the "B" group for sports and GT cars fitted
with drum brakes) and Paul Knapfield's 1980 Ferrari 512
BB LM in the "C" group for cars with disc brakes. |