The Ferrari racing team can look back of an over sixty year long history, which is dominated by success and many records. In 1950 the team took part in its first race and was able to score points within the race. After this the unbelievable story of success began. Ferrari was able to win sixteen world championships until today.
Michael Schumacher owes his career to the team. He spent his most successful years in a Ferrari, winning racing for the team. Constant improvement of the racing cars and hiring the best engineers is the recipe for the success of the team.
Breaking all records Ferrari made a name for itself in the Formula 1 race history. In 2007 the team won the first world championship after 2004, accomplishing a team structure with flying colors. In 2009 the team suffered from the worst year in the history of Ferrari. The drivers Massa and Raikkonen were only able to win one race during the whole year. After this, Ferrari continued to struggle in establishing a working team structure. Because of this, continuing to fail in the races.
Historically the sounding name of Ferrari was given by Enzo Ferrari, who was a race car driver himself in the 1920s and 1930s. Ferrari originally served as the Alfa Romeo factory team on the road. Since 1950 Ferrari took place in the Formula 1 races as an independent team. All in all Ferrari was able to win 31 titles, of which 15 were won by drivers and 16 were won by constructors. Ferrari is the only team, which took part in all Formula 1 world championships
The fans of Ferrari are loyal to their team, especially in its home country Italy. During a Formula 1 race red, which is the team color, seems to be dominating all over the streets in Italy. After a successful race the whole country celebrates its heroes. No other team in the history of Formula 1 has ever been that successful, moreover the team is trying to stay connected to its roots in Italy. Therefore the fans simply love the Ferrari team and are proud to be able to calling it their team.
