This is where the engine, transmission and suspension systems are mounted on to the cars’ underbodies. From the greatest automobile racing team in the world, Inside Ferrari is an exclusive and intimate report from inside Formula One’s most successful, most alluring and most secretive racing team. Luca di Montezemolo, former Chairman of Ferrari, said: “Ercole and Rainer spent a long time in Formula One.

Ferrari’s V8 engines are assembled separately to V12s – the latter are more complex and require additional human attention, so get their own line.

Something you can pick up and while away half an hour or so before the GP coverage starts on the telly. We recommend checking availability of seats on the bus on the date of your choice before purchasing your Museum ticket. Stefano Domenicali, former Ferrari F1 team principal, now CEO of Formula 1, said: “Every time there is an occasion to celebrate at the factory or a moment to share, it is experienced not only with the racing team, but also with the other side of the company on the GT side, because Ferrari is all one company, and it is very important to share these kinds of things.

Herausgekommen ist ein prächtiger Bildband, der in sechs Kapiteln und mit einem Vorwort des Ferrari-Rennleiters Jean Todt einen eindrucksvollen Blick hinter die Kulissen dieses berühmten und erfolgreichen Rennstalls gewährt. The book also features chapters by Piero Ferrari and important F1 team leaders from Ferrari’s history, including Luca di Montezemolo, Jean Todt, Mauro Forghieri, and Stefano Domenicali, who is now CEO of Formula 1. For sure the feeling and the mood around the team is different -- I think it is the only team where when you come to the factory at 7 a. So much so, in fact, that the firm is planning a second site – dubbed Ferrari Land – in Spain, which will open in 2016.Using 3D mathematical designs created from 2D drawings and sketches, a full-size physical model of the car is built, made from clay. It’s artisan work and proof that no matter how good the technology gets, hands, eyes and human judgement remain the most valued assets at Ferrari’s factory in the 21st Century. Around June, when there was speculation that I would be fired, Michael said, ‘If Jean leaves, I will leave as well. It’s part of the mid-engined bloodline that stretches back to 1975’s 308 GTB, but is obviously now powered by a hybridised, turbocharged V6 whose combustion/electric harmonisation is startlingly good. From the very beginning, Ferrari was an engineering company, then a design leader, and it remains superior in both disciplines now.