JANUARY 1, 2000
Engineering shake-up at Maranello
THERE is to be a switch around of Ferrari's race engineering team this year with Michael Schumacher's engineer Ignazio Lunetta being promoted to become chief engineer after four years working with the German.
Ferrari has also just concluded a deal to work with Italian aerospace company Finmeccanica which will assist with its aerodynamic research and with advanced material development. Finmeccanica is involved in the production of the Eurofighter jet aircraft.
The deal with the team is part of a bigger technology deal which will involve Ferrari road cars. As part of the deal Finmeccanica will be able to use the famous Ferrari prancing horse logo in its advertising campaigns.
McLaren has a similar deal with British Aerospace.