Ferrari F300
Marlboro | |||||||||||
Notable drivers | 3. Michael Schumacher 4. Eddie Irvine | ||||||||||
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Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
First win | 1998 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last win | 1998 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Ferrari F300 was a
Overview
Strongly resembling the previous season's
As with all Formula 1 cars, the F300 was heavily and consistently revised during the 1998 season. At the Argentine Grand Prix, a wider front tyre from Goodyear was introduced which significantly improved the handling of the car. "X-wings" were introduced at the San Marino Grand Prix, but were later banned before the Spanish Grand Prix due to safety reasons.[5] A longer wheelbase version of the car was introduced for the German and Belgian Grands Prix, and a new spec engine was also designed for the title-deciding Japanese Grand Prix. The most significant upgrade to the car was introduced at the Canadian Grand Prix, where it received a new diffuser, new rear body panels, a new delta-shaped front wing, and top-exiting exhausts, the latter of which improved cooling and aerodynamics of the car which was so effective that many other teams copied the design.[2] This overhaul coincided with a hat trick of wins for Schumacher.[6]
During testing in May of that season, the F300 was rumoured to have been fitted with Bridgestone tyres, possibly as a prelude to switching tyre suppliers before Goodyear withdrew from F1 at the end of the season. Schumacher played down the rumours.[7]
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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1998
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Ferrari | Ferrari 047 V10 | G | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | 133 | 2nd | |
Michael Schumacher | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | ||||||
Eddie Irvine | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Ferrari F300 (1998) - Ferrari.com". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b Bissett, Mark (25 January 2015). "Irvine's Ferrari F300: Monaco 1998". primotipo.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Ferrari F300". F1technical.net. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "1998 FERRARI F300". www.barrett-jackson.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "20 years ago the X-wings got banned". 30 April 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Prost And Williams Seek Solutions". www.crash.net. 14 May 1998. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Ferrari and Bridgestone?".
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