The Ferrari F10 is the Formula One car with which Ferrari competed in the 2010 season. Its chassis was designed by Aldo Costa, Nikolas Tombazis and Marco de Luca, with Luca Marmorini leading engine and electronics design, and it was unveiled in Maranello on 28 January 2010.
Ferrari F10 at a glance
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Launched | Maranello, 28 January 2010 |
| Chassis designers | Aldo Costa, Nikolas Tombazis, Marco de Luca |
| Engine and electronics | Luca Marmorini |
| Ferrari single-seater number | 56th built for Formula One |
| Drivers | Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa |
| First run | Valencia group test, 1 February 2010 |
| Livery change | engine cover revised before the Spanish Grand Prix |
| Milestone | Ferrari’s 800th Grand Prix, Turkish Grand Prix |
based on one source (English Wikipedia); no free photographs of this model were found, so the previous cover is kept.
History of the Ferrari F10
The F10 was the 56th single-seater Ferrari built to compete in Formula One, launched in Maranello and online on 28 January 2010. Felipe Massa was due to give the car its first shakedown the same day at Fiorano, but bad weather postponed it, and the conditions did not improve, so the car first ran at the group test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 1 February. On 20 February Fernando Alonso declared that the F10 was the best car he had ever driven and that its true pace was being hidden from rivals.
Livery controversy
Before the Spanish Grand Prix Ferrari changed the livery on the F10’s engine cover after the team was accused of promoting Marlboro cigarettes with the previous design. Ferrari deleted the barcode and replaced it with a white rectangle on a red background. At the Turkish Grand Prix the team celebrated its 800th Grand Prix, and the cars carried a logo marking the achievement on their engine covers.
The F10 proved immediately more competitive than its predecessor, with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso qualifying second and third at the opening round of the season. Ferrari’s driver line-up of Alonso and Massa began the 2010 campaign with the car described by Alonso as the best he had driven, and the team developed it through the year.
Design and features
- New driver line-up: Fernando Alonso joined Felipe Massa at Ferrari for 2010.
- Immediate pace: second and third on the grid at the opening race.
- Livery revision: the barcode design on the engine cover was replaced before Spain.
- 800th Grand Prix: Ferrari marked the milestone at the Turkish Grand Prix.
Ferrari F10 versions
- F10 (2010): the car as launched in January.
- F10 after Spain: revised engine-cover livery.
- F10 at Turkey: 800th Grand Prix commemorative logos.
The F10 came after the Ferrari F2008 and before the 458 Italia road car of the same period. More Ferrari racing cars are in the Ferrari collection.
Video: Martin Brundle drives Ferrari F10 around Fiorano
Video by b0kuwahmz on YouTube.
Sources
- Ferrari F10, English Wikipedia: launch, design team, livery, early season
