Ferrari Rome Cavalcade Charity Auction Raises 200,000 Euros

Shanghai, 13 July 2015 – The Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific returns at the Shanghai circuit, which hosted the third round of the 2015 championship during the Ferrari Racing Days, for the fifth round of the season. Once again a dazzling show of power and speed was put forth on the track that also hosts the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix. The weekend was to be very exciting for all 21 drivers but especially for Singapore driver Gregory Teo, who put forth a strong showing against championship leader Chinese, Xu Wei on home soil.

In the current turbo-era, everyone expects at least a Mercedes to finish on the podium. However, it was not to be, for clashes and driver error have relegated the 2 Silver Arrows to P6 and P8, with Hamilton continuing to extend his championship lead. It was Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel that won the race. The Maranello-based team dominated pretty much from start to finish, either matching or superseding the pace of the hard charging Mercedes and Red Bull cars. For the second race in a row, both Mercedes cars had launch issues, which did not allow them to get off the line quick at all. They were swamped at the start by both Ferraris, which were P1 and 2 before the end of sector 1. Rosberg tried, but failed to get down the inside of Raikkonen, who eventually had to retire as a result of an MGU-K failure. The Hungarian double podium was the first for Red Bull since Singapore last year. It is also Danii Kyvat’s first trip to the podium, and he was understandly elated. Ricciardo believes he may have had a chance to win the race should he not have tangled with the 2 Mercedes cars, which left him with a damaged sidepod and front wing. It was also a good race for Max Verstappen, as he brought his Toro Rosso home in P4. He complained early on that Carlos Sainz, his teammate, was slowing him down, but a stellar drive with clean overtakes was more than enough to make up for the time lost. Sainz, unfortunately, has suffered yet another issue with his powerunit, which put him out of the race.

Ferrari announces the launch of the 488 Spider, its most powerful ever mid-rear-engined V8 car to feature the patented retractable hard top along with the highest level of technological innovation and with cutting-edge design. Ferrari was the first manufacturer to introduce the RHT (Retractable Hard Top) on a car of this particular architecture. This solution ensures lower weight (-25 kg) and better cockpit comfort compared to the classic fabric soft-top. Just like all previous spider versions of Ferrari’s models, this is a car that is aimed squarely at clients seeking open-air motoring pleasure in a high-performance sports car with an unmistakable Ferrari engine sound.