Ferrari are the 2007 Constructor's Champions

Ferrari has clinched the 2007 constructors’ title following McLaren’s decision not to appeal the penalty imposed on it in the espionage case.

The FIA World Motor Sport Council threw the British team out of the constructors’ contest in its September 13 ruling, a sentence which McLaren has now accepted.

Ferrari has acknowledged the decision and vowed to focus all its efforts on winning the drivers’ title.

“Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro has won the 2007 Formula 1 constructors’ world championship, taking its tally in this competition to 15, seven of them in the last nine years,” the Italian squad said in a statement.

“Ferrari will now invest all its efforts over the final three races of this championship in trying to also win the drivers’ world title.”

Ferrari has only an outside chance of achieving a title double.

Kimi Raikkonen currently trails McLaren’s championship leader Lewis Hamilton by 13 points with thee races remaining and 30 points still up for grabs.

Felipe Massa is a further seven points adrift.

Spa - Ferrari 1-2 !!!

Kimi Raikkonen has won the Belgian Grand Prix. The Finn dominated the race at Spa-Francorchamps from pole position to the finish line. His team mate Felipe Massa finished right behind him in second while McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton finished in third and fourth.

Monza - Kimi gives the tifosi something to cheer about

Ferrari did not have the best race this weekend with mclaren getting a 1-2 finish and Kimi getting 3rd spot in Ferrari's backyard of Monza. Felipe Massa retired early in the race with a mechanical failure.

Ferrari say truth will come out in spy hearing

Ferrari say they are confident the "truth will come out" after the FIA said it had found new evidence in the espionage case involving the Italian squad and McLaren.

The governing body announced on Wednesday that it had reconvened its World Motor Sport Council for a hearing in Paris on September 13 to consider the development.

The Italian squad responded to the announcement on Thursday, saying they will attend the new hearing.

"Ferrari notes the FIA's decision to call an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council to examine new evidence that has emerged with regards to the accusation that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has violated article 151c of the International Sporting Code," said Ferrari in a statement.

"Ferrari will be present at the Council meeting on the 13th September in Paris and wishes to reaffirm its own strong wish that all the elements in this case are brought to light. Ferrari is confident that the truth will out."


The Monza paddock has been full of intrigue about the nature of the new evidence that has led to the calling of the FIA hearing, with world champion Fernando Alonso not commenting on Thursday at suggestions that he has been involved in providing new evidence.

Paddock sources have suggested that the matter revolves around an email exchange between Alonso and McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa about setting up of this year's car.

Autosport.com understands that the FIA became aware of new evidence last week and wrote to all F1 teams, as well as Alonso, de la Rosa and Hamilton, on Friday to make it clear that it was their duty to provide the FIA with any information regarding that matter.

It is also believed that the letter to the drivers promised them an 'amnesty' from any punishment if they fully cooperated with the ongoing investigation.

If it is proven true that Alonso is the informer of the new evidence, I salute Mario C for bringing this idea up when this whole spy scandal affair started, maybe Alonso wants to be a member of the official tifosi, or even drive for Ferrari in the future!

F430 Scuderia Unveiled

The F430 scuderia was unveiled to a private crowd in Maranello yesterday, the car has been developed with the help of Michael Schumacher.

It's of little surprise given the nature of the F430 Scuderia that there are a few more ponies in the paddock. Peak power from this quad-cam 4.3-liter V8 rises from 483 horsepower to 503 hp at 8,500 rpm, an increase that has much to do with a revised intake system made from carbon fiber, new pistons that deliver a taller compression ratio (11.75:1 instead of 11.3:1) and a lightweight, free-flowing exhaust system.

The V8's torque curve is also a beneficiary of these changes, and a quick peek at Corradi's internal Ferrari engineering document reveals that it is substantially fattened up between 3,000 and 4,000 rpm, then peaks slightly higher than the F430 at 347 pound-feet at 5,250 rpm and keeps its advantage all the way to the tachometer's 8,600-rpm redline.

Another important engine enhancement relates to the engine's electronics. An ion-sensing knock detection system that's integrated with the spark plug in every cylinder can track the early onset of detonation, so the engine can run with the maximum amount of ignition advance. As a result, the engine can take better advantage of its taller compression ratio for improved power output.

Already you can sense what a full-on project the Scuderia has been, but there's more. The F1's automated sequential manual transmission with its shift paddles mounted on the steering wheel has been upgraded. The time it takes to nip between ratios has been cut from 150 milliseconds to just 60 — providing you have at least 5,000 rpm on the tach and the throttle pressed more than halfway down (which, let's face it, will probably be most of the time). For comparison, the Enzo-evolution FXX bangs through its shifts in 80 milliseconds, while Ferrari's F1 cars have got it down to between 30 and 40 milliseconds.

Massa leads Ferrari one-two

Felipe Massa took a dominant fifth career win in the Turkish Grand Prix as he led home a Ferrari one-two with Kimi Raikkonen second. Fernando Alonso recovered from a poor start to take third place while a puncture relegated championship leader Lewis Hamilton to fifth.