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  1. 4th March 2011, 18:53 #1
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    Rename For New Ferrari (Another One!)

    Ferrari have yet again renamed their 2011 car...it will now be known as the Ferrari 150° Italia.

    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89741
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    I love the fact that the report is based on the musings of "The Horse Whisperer"

    ..... wonder if it's true or not

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    It might seem like a Kafkaesque scenario, but the affair relating to the name of the car with which Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will tackle this year’s Formula 1 World Championship saw its final and decisive episode played out these past few days with the concomitant withdrawal by Ford of the summons. Therefore common sense has prevailed.

    In order to avoid the slightest risk of anyone confusing a Formula 1 car with a pick-up truck, for their part, the men from Maranello have decided that the car will lose the F that precedes the number 150 and which stands for Ferrari, as it has done on numerous occasions when it’s come to giving a car a code name, be it for the race track or the road. It appears that this could have caused so much confusion in the minds of the consumer across the Pond that, at the same time as losing the F, the name will be completely Italianised, replacing the English “th” with the equivalent Italian symbol.

    Therefore the name will now read as the Ferrari 150° Italia, which should make it clear even to the thickest of people that the name of the car is a tribute to the anniversary of the unification of our country. Let’s hope the matter is now definitely closed and that we can concentrate on more serious matters, namely ensuring that our car that already seems to be pretty good out of the box, becomes a real winner.

    http://www.ferrari.com/English/Formu...the_sense.aspx
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    That little o in superscript next to the 150 stands for what exactly? degrees lol? I don't get it? I must be that dense lol....
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    maybe it's the temperature at which the Pirelli's melt :-\

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony View Post
    That little o in superscript next to the 150 stands for what exactly?
    Actually, in Italian it stands for "th"...
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    Ack, can't believe I forgot about that lol... my ancestors... and Tifoso... are shaking their heads in shame right now lol....

    You of Italian ancestory Sagi?
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    Only if you consider having Calabrese parents as being of Italian descent!!
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    I don't get it. What's wrong with Ford?

    F150 != F-150 ... F150th Italia !!!= F-150

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyss4k View Post
    What's wrong with Ford?
    I asked the same question!! You'd think they'd have faith in their customers to be able to tell
    the difference between their truck and an F1 racing car!! What's the name got to do with it??
    (( As "Billy" once said, a rose is a rose by any other name!! ))
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    Quote Originally Posted by sagi58 View Post
    Only if you consider having Calabrese parents as being of Italian descent!!
    LOL, nice!
    Rest in Peace Leza, you were a true warrior...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony View Post
    LOL, nice!
    ...but, true!!

    p.s. I read, write and speak Italian fluently, but not as well
    as I read, speak and write Calabrese!!
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    Nice car. LOL
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    Yeah, but can all the drivers on the grid fit into it at the same time??
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    Therefore the name will now read as the Ferrari 150° Italia, which should make it clear even to the thickest of people that the name of the car is a tribute to the anniversary of the unification of our country.


    Love the article!

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    I think The Horse Whisperer is my hero.

    Oh, they just should have called it the F2011 in the first place and been done with it.
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    Just wanna ask... Did Volvo said anything about Sauber using C30 name for their F1 car? Or is only Ford so dumb?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyss4k View Post
    Just wanna ask... Did Volvo said anything about Sauber using C30 name for their F1 car? Or is only Ford so dumb?
    Don't know but Volvo is asweome
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    Quote Originally Posted by Afalej View Post
    Don't know but Volvo is asweome
    No doubt about it. Too bad Ford sold it to Geely... Oh wait, Ford...

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    IMO, the F150 was a fine idea all along, until Ford decided to be a douche about it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hornet View Post
    IMO, the F150 was a fine idea all along, until Ford decided to be a douche about it
    Not to get political....but, this is typical of Americans. They stick there nose where it does not belong and with matters that do not concern them. As if everything in the world revolves around them?

    I am glad the "horse whisperer" responded to Ford's claims with such sarcasm and wit. As if anyone in the world with half a brain could confuse an open-wheeled F1 race car with a pick-up truck.

    Message to Ford, concern your self with your American bumper cars, I mean NASCAR and leave F1 to the rest of us. And drop this feud with Ferrari that has been going on since Enzo snubbed you. Nobody cares.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ferrari1.8t View Post
    ...this is typical of Americans... everything in the world revolves around them?
    You mean... ...it doesn't??
    I agree, the Horse Whisperer did a great job responding!!
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