Ferrari team driver Felipe Massa recently debuted the 2010 Ferrari Formula One race car, known as Ferrari F10 chassis number 282, at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. While Ferrari’s latest F1 racer is the ultimate in modern design, it is connected to every Ferrari F1 car since the 312 B in 1970.
Formula One teams typically identify the chassis with a progressive number for each single-seater model’s chassis on the track during the season, starting with a new series the following year. For example, McLaren’s 2010 F1 car is named MP4/25, chassis number 1, 2 and 3, while their 2009 F1 car was named MP4/24, chassis number 1, 2, 3, etc.
