 Kimi Räikkönen driving the F2007 at the2007 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||||
| Designers | Mario Almondo(Executive Technical Director) Aldo Costa(Design and Development Director) Nikolas Tombazis(Chief Designer) Marco Fainello(Head of Vehicle Performance) Tiziano Battistini(Head of Chassis Design) Simone Resta(Head of R&D) John Iley(Head of Aerodynamics) Marco de Luca(Chief Aerodynamicist) Gilles Simon (Engine Technical Director) David Salters (Engine Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | 248 F1 | ||||||||||
| Successor | F2008 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre and honeycomb compositemonocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Zero-keeldouble wishbone, push-rod activated inboardspring/damper | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone suspension Independent suspension, torsion bars, Sachs rotary damper, Eibach springs | ||||||||||
| Engine | FerrariTipo 056-2007 2.4-litre 90-degreeV8,naturally-aspirated,mid-engine,longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari 7-speed transverse gearbox "Quick Shift",carbon fibre casing | ||||||||||
| Power | 800 hp @ 19,000 RPM | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Shell V-Power | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia FerrariMarlboro (in Bahrain, Monaco and China) Scuderia Ferrari (in 14 races) | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 5. Felipe Massa6.  Kimi Räikkönen | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2007 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2007 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (2007) | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (2007,Kimi Räikkönen) | ||||||||||
TheFerrari F2007 is aFormula Onemotor racing car that was constructed byScuderia Ferrari Marlboro to compete in the2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. The F2007 was the fifty-third single-seater car which the team have built to use in Formula One.[1]
The chassis was designed byAldo Costa,Simone Resta, Tiziano Battistini,Marco Fainello,John Iley andMarco de Luca withMario Almondo playing a vital role in leading the production of the car as the team's Executive Technical Director and withGiles Simon in charge of the engine and electronics division assisted by David Salters (engine design and development) andMattia Binotto (engine operations).
As part of new FIA rules for the2008 season which included banning driver aids via the introduction of a standard ECU for all teams, the F2007 was the last Ferrari Formula One car to use traction control.
The car is best known for providingKimi Räikkönen with his only World Championship title and the team with its first Constructor's title sinceMichael Schumacher helped them win the2004 Formula One season. As of 2025[update], this is the last Ferrari F1 car to win the drivers' title.
The car was unveiled to the public on January 14, 2007 at Ferrari'sFiorano test track inMaranello,Italy.
The chassis was significantly altered from the248 F1, the car Ferrari used during2006 to finish as runners-up toRenault in the Constructors' Championship. The wheelbase is 85mm longer, from 3050mm to 3135mm, with the extra length added between the cockpit and front wheels, in order to maximize aerodynamic performance.[2]
The launch model was shown with the front and rear wings from the 248 F1.[2] This was to keep various aerodynamic features secret from rival F1 teams.[citation needed]
The gearbox itself, which is still mounted longitudinally, is fitted with an innovative quick-shift system (seven plus reverse). Thesuspension adopts azero-keel configuration, a first for Ferrari.[2] The dropping of thesingle-keel is most likely due to the departure of previous designerRory Byrne, whose previous, ultra-successful designs (notably his championship-winning Ferrari and Benetton cars) all featured a single keel.
Ferrari were the only team to receive tobacco sponsorship for the 2007 season. The team's principal sponsor isPhilip Morris International, parent company ofMarlboro cigarettes.[3] However, in order to circumvent the Europeantobacco advertising ban, the car's livery did not feature the brand name. A simple red and white "barcode" was used and, hence the advertising at European Grands Prix was purely throughassociation. Ferrari used 'Marlboro' logos inBahrain,Monaco andChina.
The livery featured significantly less white than in previous years. The cars, driven byFelipe Massa andKimi Räikkönen, raced with the numbers 5 and 6 respectively as the team finished second in the 2006 Constructors' Championship. Ordinarily, this would mean numbers 3 and 4 for the following season but owing to World ChampionFernando Alonso changing teams toMcLaren, Renault received these numbers as Fernando Alonso took his number 1 (and thus, number 2) to his new team.
At the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari changed the colour of their cars from Marlboro (light) red toRosso corsa (racing) red, and kept it for the duration of the season.[4][5]
Martini returned for the second year with the team, however the logo was blocked out in France due to alcohol advertising being outlawed there.
An attempted sabotage of the car's fuel system was made prior to the Monaco Grand Prix by then Ferrari Head of Performance DevelopmentNigel Stepney.[6] Stepney, then a senior engineer at Ferrari, was involved in the2007 Formula One espionage controversy with McLaren engineerMike Coughlan, was dismissed as a result of this incident. McLaren meanwhile made a formal allegation that the Ferrari F2007 that won at the Australian Grand Prix had done so with illegal features discovered through the contact with Stepney.
The 2007 season was the first in which the use of two different rubber compounds was required during a race.
The Ferrari F2007 is featured in the gamesGran Turismo 5,Gran Turismo 5 Prologue,Gran Turismo PSP,Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends,F1 2017,F1 2018 ,F1 2019 andF1 2020.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari 056 2.4V8 | B | AUS | MAL | BHR | ESP | MON | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | EUR | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | JPN | CHN | BRA | 204 | 1st | |
| Felipe Massa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
