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Ferrari F10
 While some other teams were already focused on the development of their machines for the upcoming season, Ferrari was entangled in a fight for both titles until the end of the 2008 season. Usually that is not a very big problem but with the advent of a completely new set of rules and a ban on all in-season testing, this proved to be disastrous for the Italian team. Throughout 2009 the 'Scuderia' was forced to play catch-up and a single victory for Raikonen in the Ferrari F60 was a small reward for all the effort.With little more to win, Ferrari decided to stop development of the F60 well ahead of the final race of the season and instead turned their full attention on its successor, the F10. The single biggest revision in the regulations the engineers had to deal with was the ban on re-fueling during the race, so a much larger fuel tank had to be fitted. Considering the huge effect of changing fuel loads on the handling of the car, this was by no means a straightforward job. The designers could work with the room that became available after the removal of the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) unit; the teams had unanimously agreed to abandon engine recovery system for the foreseeable future. One of the bigger problems of the F60 was its poor aerodynamics, so much work was done in this area as well. The nose on the F10 has some clear traits of the highly successful Red Bull design of 2009. The most obvious visual change is the additional white used on both front and rear wing that add some more colour to the predominantly red livery sported by the recent Ferrari Formula 1 car. Other than the departure KERS there is very little different about the mechanical package. Courtesy of the engine-freeze stipulated in the rules, the 2.4 litre V8 is identical to the engine used in the F60. Lined up to drive the F10 is Ferrari stalwart Felipe Massa, who will be joined for the first time by two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso. Fully recovered from his horrendous accident during qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, the Brazilian driver will give the F10 its official debut on Monday February 1st during the first official test. Alonso is set to sample his new ride the following two days. The first race of the season is the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for March 14th. Article by Wouter Melissen, last updated on January 28, 2010
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