Ferrari will choose name for 2014 F1 car with help of the team’s internet fans

[Nero Horse]

What will be the name of the Ferrari F1 car for 2014? It will be chosen this coming January by millions of Ferrari fans from around the globe through the Internet.

President Luca di Montezemolo announced the news at the traditional pre-Christmas dinner with the Italian motor sport media at the Fiorano circuit.

Ferrari has always made good use of its website, and indeed the Scuderia was the first F1 team to present its new car on line, back in 1996.

Once again this year, the new car launch proved very popular, with 83,000 all on-line at the same time, a figure almost equal to those who watched the wedding of William and Kate live (87,000) from 158 different countries.

The Scuderia’s official Facebook page, which has only been up and running for a few months, this morning at 6.15 CET reached the 500,000 liker mark thanks to Giovanni Refugia Arceo from Colombia, while the company page has sailed past the 12.5 million mark. @insideferrari, the official Twitter account which, among other things, allows one to follow a race weekend in real time from inside the Maranello marque’s garage, has over 670,000 followers.

The Scuderia’s website has comfortably exceeded 10 million pages visited (+13.5% compared to 2012) and had 3.5 million individual visitors (+28%) while hits have grown by 20% from 4.5 to 5.5 million. Visitors have come from 227 countries: Italy still leads the way, followed by Great Britain, Spain, USA and Brazil, but there are also plenty of fans in the Central African Republic and Tonga.

Of the most significant increases, Finland has gone up by 554%. Indeed the news concerning the return of Kimi Raikkonen was the most clicked-on of the year (166,119 hits.)

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[fratelliferrari]

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Will there be a poll to decide the name?

[Meiga]

Name it "tío Pepe" (uncle Pepe), like the big bottle that tops the Jerez track...

[stefa]

My vote goes to:
F146T (14 stands for 2014, 6 for 6 cylindres and T for turbo)

[Nero Horse]

My vote goes to:
F146T (14 stands for 2014, 6 for 6 cylindres and T for turbo)

I'd go with basically the same name, except that I would turn the positions of 14 and 6 in the name around, so it would be F614T.

My vote: F614T

[radosav]

F14T-6
F14T --- you can read as FIAT, and 6 as number of cylinders

[Nero Horse]

F14T-6
F14T --- you can read as FIAT, and 6 as number of cylinders

And you really think that naming Ferrari as "Fiat" is a good idea? Why on earth would you want to do that? :xmasconfused:

[radosav]

And you really think that naming Ferrari as "Fiat" is a good idea? Why on earth would you want to do that? :xmasconfused:

I dont know!
Italians like pizza, pasta and Fiat.
You can get girls with Fiat.
And Fiat is a major sponsor of Ferrari, and all of my friends call Ferrari F1 Team --- FIAT.

[Nero Horse]

I dont know!
Italians like pizza, pasta and Fiat.
You can get girls with Fiat.
And Fiat is a major sponsor of Ferrari, and all of my friends call Ferrari F1 Team --- FIAT.

Italians like pizza, pasta and Ferrari.
You can get girls with Ferrari.
...And in that case, all your friends are just weird. :xmasbiggrin:

[Alesi1]

I'd go with basically the same name, except that I would turn the positions of 14 and 6 in the name around, so it would be F614T.

My vote: F614T

[radosav]

Italians like pizza, pasta and Ferrari.
You can get girls with Ferrari.
...And in that case, all your friends are just weird. :xmasbiggrin:

Ferrari , Fiat , whats the difference :xmaswink:

[Nero Horse]

Ferrari , Fiat , whats the difference :xmaswink:

Wow, really? Well if you don't know what the difference is then I suggest you go educate yourself, and perhaps then we can talk again.

[radosav]

Wow, really? Well if you don't know what the difference is then I suggest you go educate yourself, and perhaps then we can talk again.

no problem , but when my idea becomes official name of new Ferrari F1 car we will talk again too.

[radosav]

Maybe FT614

[Bubbles]

I'd go with basically the same name, except that I would turn the positions of 14 and 6 in the name around, so it would be F614T.

My vote: F614T

They already had the F612 Scaglietti.

:xmassmile::xmaswink::xmasbiggrin::xmastongue::xma smad:

[Hornet]

F2014 for me. 10 year anniversary of the F2004, or 10th generation. In hopes that the F2014 will be equally successful :xmasbiggrin:

[fratelliferrari]

F2014 for me. 10 year anniversary of the F2004, or 10th generation. In hopes that the F2014 will be equally successful :xmasbiggrin:

That would be my choice too! Hopefully F2014 will bring us some luck :xmasbiggrin:

[PURE PASSION]

F2014 for me. 10 year anniversary of the F2004, or 10th generation. In hopes that the F2014 will be equally successful :xmasbiggrin:

Me too!!! I always liked the name with the F and the whole year!!!

[Cozza]

"The Massa"

Should create some talk lol

[FA fan]

My vote goes to:
F146T (14 stands for 2014, 6 for 6 cylindres and T for turbo)

+1

[Sab_g]

F166T 1.6 6cyl turbo, like they did in 2006 with the F248 when they switched to v8's

[tifosi1993]

F2014 for me. 10 year anniversary of the F2004, or 10th generation. In hopes that the F2014 will be equally successful :xmasbiggrin:

+1

[Rob]

F614T for me.

[FerrariFanBoii]

SF14. Simple. None of this 6 or T added.

Just: Scuderia Ferrari 14.

[budaman]

If Alonso gets his preferred #14 & Kimi his #7, it should be the F147.

[Greig]

I vote for Steve

[fratelliferrari]

If Alonso gets his preferred #14 & Kimi his #7, it should be the F147.

Just like the Alfa Romeo 147 :xmastongue:

[AfterLife]

F14

[FerrariF60]

either F2014 or F146; i'll be happy with either or

[Kyss4k]

I agree with the classics: F2014, F146, F614, F166 etc. only thig I want is letter "T" at the end - F2014T. F146T, F166T,...