Ferrari Mailing List: Re: We gonna need a bigger boat.

[Lashdeep Singh (lashdeep]

Michel, superb notes and recap!

I almost unsubscribe every month and then either you, Doug, Charles, Peter R, 
or Garven post something truly enjoyable.

I also was impressed with how much green space was within each building and how 
the exterior design was in keeping with its inner purpose.

The Corse Clienti building with the tiny vintage F1 cars overlooking Fiorano 
was terrific. Did you see a matte nero 599XX #13, usually kept on display in 
the engine factory?



> On Aug 8, 2023, at 20:54, Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca> wrote:
> 
> I’m back from my visit to the factory and the F1 race at  Spa, Belgium. I’ll 
> try to send a few short highlights everyday.
> First, I actually had a PRIVATE guided tour of the factory. The other 2 guys 
> didn’t show up. My 2 other visits (2009-2016) we were 10-12. I had again the 
> same notebook that was given to me by Ferrari in 2009. So, now in the same 
> book I have notes from my 3 visits. I’ll compare the numbers through the 
> years.
> 
> This picture is actually where will be the new paint shop and the 
> all-electric car Ferrari will built in 2025. For those who know the factory, 
> this is facing the exit/entry door when test drivers went out. Now they go 
> out on the left of the new official entrance.
> <100_4296.jpeg>
> -15 new models by 2030.
> -Shield on the side: Now the shield is actually painted on the car. I  think 
> it’s fantastic.
> -F1 Cliente: They sell all the F1 cars (need to be 2 years old) Client can 
> keep the car if they want, but can’t try to start it. It can be used as 
> display only. Otherwise, Ferrari keeps the car and organise shipping and 
> maintenance when you want to participate in special events (15 in 2016). They 
> are actually running out of space to store them. So, they built another 
> building on the test track.
> -3000 employees in 2009, now 5000.
> -33 % female employees.
> -If I read my notes correctly: 5 days to built a car / 62 cars a day.
> -85% handmade. If work is too redundant then a robot does it.
> -10 test drivers in 2009 / now 100 because employees are encouraged to test 
> the cars (don’t know what the qualifications are).
> -Upholstery 40 employees / 5 pieces for 1 car.
> -All reject leather pieces are recycled. Example in keychains, etc,
> -All cars are tested 80-100 km. This hasn’t changed through the years.
> -Still have a Maserati engine line even though it is owned by Stellantis.
> -V-12 1 employe needs 5 days. No more signature, they use a barcode to 
> identify the mechanic.
> -Trees and plants in the engine building is mostly to keep the temperature 
> and humidity at a steady level, absorb pollution/dirt.
> -Romeo and Juliette are gone or will be gone soon: They use thermal 
> interference process (no clue what it is).
> -F1 building: I saw a 60% scale model / takes 4 days to assemble an F1 car / 
> 60 F1 engines a year (with Haas and Alfa Romeo)
> -2009: 900 F1 employees / 2023: 1400 (for 2 cars).
> -Another new building for ACTIVITA SPORTING GT (cars I saw were 296 challenge 
>  FXX (40 in the world), FXX EVO Aperta (34 in the world). In the same 
> building 35 F1 Cliente. I saw 2 modern F1 (Vettel’s F1), these are much much 
> bigger when you see them with Schumacher’s cars and other F1 from different 
> decades.
> -Maranello 17000 habitants.
> 
> Funny fact I didn’t know: Enzo Ferrari never wanted a Museum for his cars. 
> The Museum in Maranello opened 1 year after his death.
> 
> Reading my own hand written notes was hard at times. Hope you enjoyed.
> 
> Michael Savard (1918 308 GTSi)
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