Ferrari starting 2002 in "old" car...........

[steve nielsen]

Ferrari to start 2002 with old car

F2001 will be used in first three races of new season




Michael Schumacher will start 2002 in his old car

Ferrari is planning to kick off its world championship defence next season with this year's car and will not introduce a new chassis until the fourth race of the campaign.

According to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the team has chosen to stick with its successful F2001 for the first three 'fly-away' Grands Prix in Australia, Malaysia and Brazil. The new Ferrari will then make its racing debut at the San Marino GP on April 14.

With the new car not breaking cover until late February, it appears Ferrari wants to start the season with a known package and a car that proved to be dominant in Formula 1 this year. The F2001 will be a development of the chassis used in the season-ending Japanese GP, and is expected to feature longer sidepods.

But Ferrari will use its latest specification engine, code-named the 051, which has been on the test benches since October.

The new car is expected to include several developments, including a higher nose than the 'droop'-styled F2001.
(www.autosport.com)

they have 600 people working for Ferrari and can't get a car ready in time for the first race??, seems very strange to me


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