His third-place finish was Ferrari's first podium of the season. After starting from fifth, Alonso managed to make his way up to second, before being passed by Mark Webber on the 51st lap. Turkey saw a change in pace for Ferrari, as they were finally able to keep pace with Red Bull.

Their lack of pace continued to hinder their results in both Malaysia and China and after three races, they remain without a podium position and sit third in the Constructor's Championship, already 55 points down on leaders Red Bull. In the race however, the Ferraris certainly seemed to have decent pace, but their finishing results were still substantially hampered by their poor grid positions, with Alonso finishing 4th and Massa 7th. Alonso and Massa were 1.4 and 2.0 seconds slower than polesitter Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull RB7, respectively. When the season began in Australia, many were surprised by Ferrari's noticeable lack of pace, particularly in qualifying. Naming dispute įernando Alonso at the Singapore Grand Prix This was seen by some pundits as a political move by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, who founded the Future Italy think tank.

The car's chassis designation was chosen to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. It was driven by 20 World Champion Fernando Alonso, and 2008 championship runner up Felipe Massa. It was launched at Ferrari's headquarters in Maranello, Italy on 28 January 2011, one year to the day after the launch of its predecessor, the Ferrari F10.

The chassis was designed by Aldo Costa, Pat Fry, Nikolas Tombazis and Marco de Luca with Luca Marmorini leading the engine and electronics design. The Ferrari 150º Italia, formerly known as the Ferrari F150, was a Formula One car used by Ferrari to compete in the 2011 Formula One season. Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springsįerrari Tipo 056-2011 2,398 cc (146 cu in) V8 (90°) Naturally aspirated, 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mountedįerrari 7 speeds + reverse Semi-automatic sequential, electronically controlled, longitudinal gearbox, quick-shift Limited-slip differentialĦ40 kg (1,411.0 lb) (including driver, water and lubricant) Tiziano Battistini (Head of Chassis Design)Ĭarbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque Marco Fainello (Head of Vehicle Engineering)

Fernando Alonso's Ferrari during the first practice session before the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

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