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

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

I visited the engine factory, no 599XX #13.
I promised myself this ninth visit to Maranello would be the last. I kept 
taking the same pictures over and over. But I know I’ll be back in 2026 to see 
the finished buildings they are putting up today.
I’ll keep the list posted ;)

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

> On Aug 15, 2023, at 4:54 PM, Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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