The Ferrari F10 is a F1 car car used by Ferrari to compete in the 2010 F1 season. The chassis was designed by Aldo Costa, Nikolas Tombazis and Marco de Luca with Luca Marmorini leading the engine and electronics design. The car was unveiled in Maranello, Italy on 28 January 2010.
The F10, the 56th single-seater car produced by Ferrari to compete in F1, was launched in Maranello, and online, on 28 January 2010. Felipe Massa was due to undertake the car's first shakedown later the same day at the Fiorano Circuit, but due to inclement weather in the area, this was postponed to the following day. However, the weather conditions did not improve and thus the car's first run was at the first group test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 1 February. On 20 February, Fernando Alonso declared that the F10 was the best car he had ever driven, and that its true pace was being hidden from its rivals.
Before the Spanish GP, Ferrari changed the livery on the F10's engine cover after the team was accused of promoting Marlboro cigarettes with its previous design. Ferrari deleted the barcode and replaced it with a white rectangle on a red background. In Turkey, Ferrari celebrated their 800th Grand Prix and their cars carried a logo celebrating the achievement on their engine covers.
The F10 proved immediately more competitive than its predecessor, with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso picking up 2nd and 3rd respectively in qualifying at the British GP. Fernando Alonso won the race with Felipe Massa finishing second.
At the Australian GP, Alonso spun at the first corner after contact with Jenson Button. This dropped Alonso to the back of the field, but he fought his way up through the field throughout the race to eventually finish in fourth, just behind his team-mate Massa who finished third. At the Malaysian GP, both Alonso and Massa as well as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton failed to make it through to the second qualifying session after late entries into an increasingly wet session. Both Ferrari drivers fought their way up through the field. Alonso suffered from a downshift problem which eventually resulted in an engine failure just two laps from the finish. Despite not completing the full race distance, he was classified in thirteenth. Massa finished seventh after passing Button in the late stages of the race.