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Ferrari 412T
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| Category | Formula One |
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| Constructor | Ferrari |
| Team/s | Scuderia Ferrari |
| Designer | John Barnard |
| Drivers | 27. Jean Alesi & Nicola Larini 28. Gerhard Berger |
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure |
| Suspension (front) | pushrod with torsion bars |
| Suspension (rear) | pushrod with torsion bars |
| Engines | Ferrari 045 (1994) and 045/2 (1995) 90-degree V12s |
| Gearbox | Ferrari six- or seven-speed transverse semi-automatic transversely mounted |
| Fuel | Agip |
| Tyres | Goodyear |
| Debut | 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 33 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 2 |
| Pole positions | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
The Ferrari 412T was the car used by Ferrari in the 1994 and 1995 Formula One Season. It was designed by John Barnard and Gustav Brunner.
The car was a simple and economical design powered by a 3.5 litre V12 engine, downsized to 3.0 for the 1995 season. The T stood for Transverse, as the gearbox was mounted in this way, improving rear-end weight distribution. The car featured heavily sculptured sidepods and a sleek rounded nosecone, aiding aerodynamics. The car was continually upgraded with redesigned sidepods and wings throughout both seasons. Initially a raised nose was used, to be replaced by a low-mounted nose after further development.
The car put Ferrari on the right track after several seasons of poor competitiveness in the early 1990s. Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi proved the car's competitiveness throughout the two seasons, with a brace of podium places and four pole positions. Bad luck limited the number of wins to one each for both Berger (1994 German Grand Prix) and Alesi (1995 Canadian Grand Prix), particularly Alesi who was in a position to win at Monza and the Nürburgring in 1995, but the car was a solid and competitive proposition.
Both Alesi and Berger moved to Benetton for the 1996 season, and were replaced by Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine. Schumacher tested with the 412T and declared the car to be 'good enough to win a world championship.'
The 412T was replaced by the Ferrari F310 in 1996.
- Berger tries new Ferrari - February 13 1995
- AUTOCOURSE 1994-95 by Alan Henry
- AUTOCOURSE 1995-96 by Alan Henry
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| Williams FW16 • Williams FW16B • Tyrrell 022 • Benetton B194 • McLaren MP4/9 • Footwork FA15 • Lotus 107C • Lotus 109 • Jordan 194 • Larrousse LH94 • Minardi M193B • Minardi M194 • Ligier JS39B • Ferrari 412T • Sauber C13 • Simtek S941 • Pacific PR01 |
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| Benetton B195 • Tyrrell 023 • Williams FW17 • Williams FW17B • McLaren MP4/10 • McLaren MP4/10B • McLaren MP4/10C • Footwork FA16 • Simtek S951 • Jordan 195 • Pacific PR02 • Forti FG01 • Minardi M195 • Ligier JS41 • Ferrari 412T2 • Sauber C14 |