1/43 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Triple Champion set "Marlboro" by Hotwheels. A lovely collection set of Michael Schumachers first three Ferrari Championships by Hotwheels. As new condition only opened to apply Marlboro decals a great add on to anyones collection. Post RM tracked & signed or RM international tracked & signed for overseas buyers. Please feel free to look at other items i have for sale thank you.
The Ferrari F2001
was a highly successful F1 car that the Ferrari team competed with for
the 2001 F1 season. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Aldo Costa
and Nikolas Tombazis with Ross Brawn playing a vital role in leading the
production of the car as the teams Technical Director and Paolo
Martinelli leading the engine design. A revised version known as the F2001B was used in the first two races of 2002 before being replaced by the F2002.The
F2001 was designed around new regulation changes which mandated a
higher-mounted front wing assembly to reduce downforce.
This resulted in a distinctive 'droopsnoot' nose section and
spoon-shaped front wing. The season also saw the re-introduction of
traction and launch control systems, therefore the car and its
suspension were designed with this in mind.
Being somewhat of a departure over previous Brawn/Byrne Ferrari
designs, the car was based more on McLaren's
design thinking. A test with the 2000 car-which featured a high
nose-that was adapted to the new regulations made that design
impractical, so a low nose was adopted instead. However, the car did
feature Ferrari trademarks, such as the periscope exhausts pioneered by
the team in 1998 and the small bargeboards
which were a feature of its predecessors. The F2001 used the same basic
gearbox and internal layout as its predecessors, however the
aerodynamic efficiency and tyre wear were improved considerably over the
F300 (1998), F399 (1999) and F1-2000 (2000).
F2002
The Ferrari F2002 was one of the most
successful racing car designs of all time. Designed by Ross Brawn, Rory
Byrne and Paolo Martinelli, it won fifteen Grands Prix, from a total of
nineteen races in 2002 and 2003.The
car was much lighter than its predecessor, the F2001. Powered by a 3.0
litre V10 engine which had a very low centre of gravity, the F2002 had
excellent handling. The new 051 engine was not the strongest engine of
2002, but it was lighter, more compact, very fuel efficient and very
driveable. Bridgestone developed special tyres, suited specifically for
the car. Aerodynamically, the Ferrari was well ahead of the contemporary
Williams-BMW but perhaps a little down on power, and on a par with, or
slightly ahead of the 2002 season's Mclaren car.
The
majority of the conceptual design work for the Ferrari F2002 was by
Ferrari's legendary South African chassis designer Rory Byrne and the
engine design by Ferrari's Paolo Martinelli. The project was overseen by
the team's technical director Ross Brawn.A vast army of other team
personnel oversaw the running of the team and the project.