OCTOBER 23, 2002

Ferrari honored by Italy

The Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi yesterday received members of the Ferrari team at the Palazzo del Qurinale in Rome. The party included Luca di Montezemolo, Piero Ferrari, Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, Luca Badoer and Luciano Burti.

In recognition of their achievements in recent years in Formula 1 Ciampi conferred the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana on Montezemolo, Ferrari, Todt, Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Badoer, Burti and members of the technical staff.

Ciampi said that Italy "will never be bored with the victories of Ferrari."