Ferrari
has decided to put the disappointments of the 2014 F1 Season where, considering
their pedigree, they ended up poorly in the fourth position in the constructor’s
championship. They have unveiled the sleek “RED MACHINE” to signify their will
to regain No 1 spot.
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| Ferrari's sleek, new SF15-T (Image source: Ferrari) |
World-famous
luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled a new model – but one won’t find on any
highway. It’s been designed to try and get their Formula 1 team back on top after
a disappointing 2014.
Ferrari
and motor racing are so intertwined, it’s difficult to imagine one without the
other. The distinctive red machine has faltered of late though. The Italian
motor company may have won Formula 1’s constructors championship for the best
car a record 16 times, but their last top of the podium finish came in 2008.
Last season, the team based in Maranello could only finish a disappointing
fourth.
The
new SF15-T car features a new engine and has been given a new nose cone to try
and make it faster with the aim of challenging last season’s winners, Mercedes.
It was designed by James Allison and the car will get its first official outing
on Sunday at the Jerez circuit on Sunday.
Sebastian
Vettel, who joined Ferrari from Red Bull, said: "Obviously there is a change in color for me so it's a
new experience but I think the car looks beautiful," the
four-time world champion commented on Ferrari’s official website.
"I'm
confident that we are going in the right direction but I think it would be
wrong to immediately expect a lot of us."
Meanwhile,
the new head of Ferrari, Maurizio Arrivabene, who replaced Marco Mattiacci in
November, was very impressed with the new design.
“Enzo
Ferrari said a long time ago that the best car is a winning car. Last year we
had an ugly car that was a non-winning car. I like this year's car... I don't
know about the performance, but it's really sexy,"
the Press Association quoted him as saying.
The new Formula-1 season
gets under way on March 15 with the Australian Grand Prix.
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