How adapt the most advanced features Kimi's car to the Ferrari driven on the streets? On December 13, 1946 hit the shelves edition of Autocar but Porcas people knew they were reading a passage from the story on the precise process that is being created: "A new Italian brand" was the header vibrant, full of post-war optimism about the auto industry. "Made of modern facilities in Maranello, Italy, three models have been created called, Sport, Competition and Grand Prix." Racing Car "sold to the public? Sounds familiar ...
"Our founder, Enzo Ferrari, just wanted to generate profits to enable it to finance their skills," says a smiling Amedeo Visconti, the man responsible for the transfer of technology among the current Ferrari F1 and the like Gran Turismo. "The same spirit is still alive, despite the fact that shareholders do not fully agree! From the beginning there was technology transfer between cars on the track and the street. Are the two souls of Ferrari. "
The powerful V8 engine roar is unmistakable. Reverberates in the tracks, re
bouncing between the walls of buildings. This day is not the cry to 19,000 rpm F1, but a metallic roar power alternates between the curves of the track. The pilot punishes brakes. Every change in speed takes 60 milliseconds, faster execution than a blink. And back to speed, passing front of the pits to start a new lap. It is the Ferrari 430 Scuderia: developed by Michael Schumacher, as simple as possible. is proof positive that every car commercial that shows the emblem of Maranello has strong blood ties with his brothers F1. "Truly this is a team effort," said Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer. "The rhythm is different: all the F1 goes by so fast because we have a race every two weeks. But when testing the touring cars, you feel the same pressure by Mr Montezemelo, who calls us after we've been trying to Formula One, and I can assure you that we are asked our opinion to find solutions with the same passion for these cars. I personally enjoy
bring the excitement of F1 performance to touring cars. To give an example, the speed of semi-automatic gearbox: I like all the feelings aroused, it is much like the F1 car I drive. "
Visconti continues the story enthused: "This case is a semi-automatic
of the most important aspects we have learned from the F1. For racing, the project began in the early 80's, but the concept did not work properly. He was eventually implemented in 1989 and began winning races. But many people did not sense to adapt to touring cars. Our commercial department was a little worried from the start - more than 70% of cars sold had this system. To be honest, it was a surprise hit ... "The adage that states:" Competition improves the breed 'is as old as the auto industry itself. In these times of technology transfer can not be as simple as passing a tare run commercial use only one hanging a plaque, is warranted then a marketing strategy to make the company go ahead with its magnificent competition programs. While Ferrari is in a particular way.
"A late 90's, Mr. Montezemelo reported that
were spending a lot of money in skills and we should get profits by creating a system to not depend on the circumstances and fate. They asked everyone involved to assume a strong commitment to cooperation, "said Amedeo Visconti. The result was a unit 'command' composed of a select group of engineers, both the track team and the department of commercial vehicles, which required great secrecy. Its mission was, and remains
, examine innovations F1 program, view them new eyes to help in adapting technology reengineering in the Ferrari driven on the streets. And since then, engineers have access to the best drivers in the developing world. "I've been with Ferrari since 1997 and have since worked on all projects," said Badoer. "I remember working for the Enzo could be driven by anyone - it was a 660 hp car and the first technology of carbon-ceramic brakes, directly derived from our experience in F1. Our synergy as pilots has been increased pace of technology transfer between the F1 and touring cars. Ferrari A commercial vehicle must provide sense of total performance, but also comfort, driving pleasure and fun and safety. My work is the development together with engineers, providing feedback that allows the creation of this nature. "
All this means that the F1 functions as a laboratory where, in a few shovel
words, the company develops their knowledge. The challenge is to exploit concepts that were developed by the F1 team for the sole purpose of increasing performance and translate it into practical use, efficient in economic terms and applied to the real world. "These are the same ideas, but with different applications," explains Visconti. "In fact, our solutions need to be much more clever. Invest, for example, 5% of the total effort to define and adjust the performance of the software that controls gear shifting, and 95% of the effort to make it work in terms of large-scale production. not like F1, where you define the performance for a driver in a specific order, in the streets should work perfectly no matter who is the driver or what the conditions.
Ferrari sports car has always made and it will be forever. This idea becomes clear when you walk through the famous gates of the factory in Maranello, located at Via Abetone. That is fine, But in a world where oil prices rise and there are growing concerns about the environment, how are the sports cars of the future? As an F1 car. Or something similar.
Luca di Montezemelo has set a goal: to improve the efficiency of gasoline na 
of Ferrari's touring cars by 40% by 2012. It is a development objective in the same vein that the desire of the FIA \u200b\u200bto reduce by half the fuel consumption levels by 2015, and the experience of F1 in the use of lightweight materials will play a crucial role. Less weight means less power required to maintain the power to weight ratio which allows a reduction in engine displacement, and also reducing emissions. This reinforces the thought that the F1 does not only focus on pure performance, but also is the most advanced in terms of efficient performance.
"Engineers d 
and F1 have been used to carry the weight reduction in cars to their full development," says Visconti. "Lighter parts have been designed to refine the performance." Even KERS (Energy Recovery Braking), whose introduction to the F1 is scheduled for 2009, will be brought to commercial car Ferrari. "The system is designed under the idea that a lot of energy used in braking, part of which is recovered by the KERS. Tourism in a car not much power is used in braking, but we can keep the concept and use it in any way for these cars. "
The engines have been reduced in size and appears to control emissions seg uir 
Ferrari tradition. What happens to the soul of Ferrari? Enzo Do not give over in his grave at the thought that a Ferrari had less power than their predecessors? "I did not know Mr. Ferrari, I can only make assumptions," says Visconti. "But he was smart and could change his mind. For example, once said that the engine must be at the forefront because the horse was there. But when he realized that to have a winning car, the engine should have put it back ... there. "
pragmatic engineering has always been the hallmark of these early Ferraris, cars were fast enough to win, but also as robust enough to withstand the challenges of the Nürburgring, Monza and the Targa Florio. The first car out of the gates of the modern facilities of Maranello in 1947 was nothing more than a 1.5-liter V12, a miniature engine developing almost 120 hp - enough to reach 210 km / hr. To meet the challenges of the future, Ferrari is back to its deepest roots, building engines efficiently reduced, but so full of soul Ferrari as always.
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