Circuit: Fiorano track, 2.976 km – short course 1.413 km Driver: Luca Badoer Car: F2003-GA Weather:
air temperature 2 °C, track 2/3 °C. Overcast.
25 January: First day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working today at
the Fiorano circuit. At the Maranello marque’s private track, Luca Badoer was at the wheel, working on a development programme of
new components, fitted to an F2003-GA.
The Scuderia’s official test driver completed a total of 25 laps, seven of them on the short version of the course. The best
time on the day was a 58”460.
Watching the testing was a delegation from the Italian Olympic Committee, headed by President Gianni Petrucci. Also present were
around fifty Italian athletes who won medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004. The delegation met Ferrari President, Luca di
Montezemolo, Managing Director, Jean Todt, Vice-president, Piero Ferrari and the Formula 1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher.
The Scuderia resumes testing on Friday 28th January, at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona: on track will be Luca Badoer and
Michael Schumacher.
