Immerse yourself in the history of the Cavallino by trying out a Formula 1 of the past, to savor what it means to drive a red of more than half a century ago: Charles Leclerc was in Maranello when Ferrari Classiche completed the restoration of the 312 F1- 1967.
The cars, before being returned to their owners, undergo a functional shakedown that is usually entrusted to Luca Bertolini, the GT driver and test driver who has already passed 500 tests with F1 single-seaters for some time.
Charles Leclerc in the 1967 Ferrari 312 at Fiorano
Photo by: Ferrari
This time it was the Monegasque champion who got into the cockpit of the 312-F1 and had the opportunity to discover the characteristics of a single-seater designed and developed by Mauro Forghieri on the Fiorano track.
The car in question has incredible historical value because it is the 312 F1 of 1967, chassis number 007, which was driven by Chris Amon in late 1967 and early 1968, then by Derek Bell in the 1968 Gold Cup and the United States Grand Prix. United of the same year.
Charles Leclerc with the 1967 Ferrari 312 at Fiorano: you can see the wing and the “spaghetti” exhausts
Photo by: Ferrari
The single-seater is considered an icon in the history of Formula 1 because the designer Mauro Forghieri in the Belgian Grand Prix in 1968 had the first rear wing mounted behind the roll bar on the red that had been entrusted to Chris Amon, immediately author of the pole position. .
The first flap (as the ailerons were called at the time) had been tested on the Chaparral, a sports car that participated in American races, but the concept had been developed for F1 in Maranello and then immediately copied by all the other teams. .
The 312 F1 in 1967 was fitted with Campagnolo’s 5-spoke magnesium wheels and had a self-supporting body frame, double-walled aluminum riveted panels on a tubular steel frame with a fiberglass body.
Charles Leclerc in the 1967 Ferrari 312 at Fiorano
Photo by: Ferrari
The engine was the 60-degree V-12 cylinder with a light alloy base and head and cylinders with special cast iron liners.
The displacement was three liters and the distribution had two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank with chain control, 3 valves per cylinder, 2 of which were for intake. This engine was appreciated for the placement of the spaghetti exhausts above the heads in a truly unusual configuration of the terminals. The power was 390 hp at 10,000 rpm.
The car weighed 505 kg (the F1-75 today exceeds 798 kg) and had a wheelbase of 2,400 mm, only about a meter more wheelbase than the red that Charles drives this year …
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