Ferrari F399
The Ferrari F399 was the car with which the Ferrari team competed in the 1999 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Giorgio Ascanelli, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, Willem Toet, and Nikolas Tombazis, with Ross Brawn playing a vital role in leading the production of the car as the team's technical director and Paolo Martinelli assisted by Giles Simon leading the engine design and operations.
Eddie Irvine driving the Ferrari F399 at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Ferrari | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Ross Brawn (Technical Director) Rory Byrne (Chief Designer) Giorgio Ascanelli (Head of R&D) Aldo Costa (Head of Chassis Design) Marco Fainello (Head of Vehicle Dynamics) Willem Toet (Head of Aerodynamics) Nikolas Tombazis (Chief Aerodynamicist) Paolo Martinelli (Engine Technical Director) Gilles Simon (Engine Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | F300 | ||||||||||
| Successor | F1-2000 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari Tipo 048/B/C 80-degree V10 | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari seven-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 790 hp @ 16,300 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 3. Michael Schumacher 3. Mika Salo 4. Eddie Irvine | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (1999) | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The F399 was almost identical to the previous season's F300, with small detail changes like a new front wing, wheel tethers, waisted sidepods, and an improved exhaust system and the use of Bridgestone tyres with four grooves instead of three. It was initially driven by Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, with Mika Salo substituting for Schumacher when he broke his leg at Silverstone. Ferrari used Marlboro logos, except at the French, British, and Belgian Grands Prix. At the Belgian Grand Prix, the logo was replaced by "Ferrari Formula One Team".
Although the team's quest to win their first drivers' title since 1979 was halted by Schumacher's injury and the faster speed of the McLaren MP4/14, they managed to clinch their first constructors' title since 1983.