![]() ![]() ![]() Alonso and Massa managed to qualify 3rd and 5th. However, during practice sessions it appeared that the F138 had improved single lap pace, compared to the first two rounds of 2013. In China, Ferrari brought upgrades for the F138 which had varied effects. Massa had a good race pace on dry weather tyres which helped him to end up in fifth position.įernando Alonso took his 31st Grand Prix victory at the Chinese Grand Prix At the start of lap 2 the wing gave way on the back straight and Alonso ended up retiring in the gravel. The team decided to keep Alonso out thinking that the wing would hold up and they could change it when he comes to pit for dry tyres. Alonso had a slight contact with Vettel going into turn 2 enough to damage his front wing. Off the line Alonso had a good start while Massa was suffering from degradation on his intermediate tyres, due to which he lost couple of places at the start. The race was started on intermediates because of wet track conditions. This was the fourth straight time that Massa had out-qualified his teammate. Malaysia also saw the qualifying taking place in wet weather Massa and Alonso took advantage of this situation to qualify 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the race, the F138 had better race pace than its rivals so they finished with Alonso taking second place and Massa 4th. In Australia, Massa and Alonso qualified 4th and 5th, respectively. 2013 season Īs winter testing had suggested, the F138 immediately proved to be much more competitive than the F2012 at the start of the season. įerrari were developing their car for the 2014 season in parallel with the F138. The car was named the "F138" to represent the year that it would be raced, 2013, and to mark the final season that Formula One would use V8 engines. The chassis was designed by Pat Fry, Nikolas Tombazis and Loic Bigois with Luca Marmorini leading the engine and electronics design. It was driven by two time World Champion Fernando Alonso and his teammate Felipe Massa in his final season at the Scuderia. The Ferrari F138 (originally known as the Ferrari F2013, and sometimes referred to by its project number, the Ferrari 664) is a Formula One racing car designed and built by Scuderia Ferrari for use in the 2013 Formula One season. Independent suspension, pull-rod activated torsion springsįerrari Tipo 056-2013 2,398 cc (146 cu in) 90° V8 Naturally aspirated, 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted.įerrari 7 forward + 1 reverse Semi automatic sequential electronically controlled gearbox, quick-shift Limited-slip differentialĦ42 kg (1,415 lb) (including water, lubricant and driver) Giacomo Tortora (Chief Vehicle Dynamicist)Ĭarbon fibre and honeycomb composite structure ![]() Tiziano Battistini (Head of Chassis Design) The F138, driven by Fernando Alonso during the first practice session of the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix ![]()
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