Ferrari is putting the choice of what to call its 2014 F1 contender to a public vote.
Fans can choose from a selection of five different names listed on Ferrari’s official website.
The options available are F14 T, F14 Maranello, F14 Scuderia, F166 Turbo and F616. A winner will be chosen on January 24th.
Ferrari will then reveal its new car for the first time the following day. Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen plus team principal Stefano Domenicali, will also answer a selection of questions put forward by fans.
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Bookoi (@bookoi)
15th January 2014, 13:21
No ‘La Formula 1 car’?
DanimalHouse (@thrillerwa09)
15th January 2014, 15:16
Comment of the day!!!
Fsoud (@udm7)
15th January 2014, 15:31
You stole my words, @bookoi
Luc
15th January 2014, 17:17
LaScuderiaFerrari maybe?
Jack (@jackisthestig)
15th January 2014, 22:33
L’ eave me alone, I know what I’m doing!
pking008 (@pking008)
15th January 2014, 13:24
Ferrari has got to be kidding with the name selections. Well, it keeps their fans busy till the car is released at least.Ingenuous if you think about it. My guess is they already know the name they want to use but this is just an exercise to engage fans.
andae23 (@andae23)
15th January 2014, 13:29
I don’t like any of those names. Let’s call it ‘Dave’.
DaveF1 (@davef1)
15th January 2014, 13:34
Sounds good to me
David-A (@david-a)
15th January 2014, 19:46
Same here.
DavidS (@davids)
16th January 2014, 9:22
Me too.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
15th January 2014, 13:35
What if it’s a girl?
Jaanus (@)
15th January 2014, 13:53
Needs more “La. ”
LaDave.
Bumfez (@bumfez)
15th January 2014, 13:57
My name is Dave and I’m a Ferrari fan… Whatever they name the car, I shall now always refer to it as ‘LaDave’.
andae23 (@andae23)
15th January 2014, 14:01
Can’t we start an F1F rebel movement, so that we’ll all call the Ferrari ‘LaDave’?
BasCB (@bascb)
15th January 2014, 16:35
Done!
DaveD (@daved)
15th January 2014, 17:51
+1 !!!!!
Mike (@mike)
16th January 2014, 3:56
“LaDave” it is then
Wallbreaker (@wallbreaker)
15th January 2014, 14:08
+1 :D
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
15th January 2014, 17:55
hahaha ! COTD!
Scary Terry (@hatebreeder)
15th January 2014, 18:16
LaSuperMario. And paint the front wing black so it looks like mario’s mustache.
Lotus49 (@lotus49)
15th January 2014, 14:23
Should have an Italian name, how about Giancarlo or Luigi.
Julien (@jlracing)
15th January 2014, 15:08
Why not Italian ex-Ferrari drivers?
Like you named Giancarlo (Fisichella or Baghetti),
Ascari, Alboreto, Bandini, Merzario.
Or Badoer haha
mnmracer (@mnmracer)
15th January 2014, 16:11
It is still the Year of Luigi after all.
Palle (@palle)
15th January 2014, 20:54
If it is unsuccessful, it will be LaBadoer, definitely:-)
obviously
15th January 2014, 15:49
@andae23
After Rodney? :)
Michael (@dedischado)
15th January 2014, 16:27
No, it is Italian, it must be female, LaDavina
DaveD (@daved)
15th January 2014, 17:52
hmmmm, great logic but as a “Dave” I’m afraid it would somehow backfire on me LOL
Jaanus (@)
15th January 2014, 20:15
Haha. Then let it be “LaLuca.”
JCost (@jcost)
15th January 2014, 18:02
Call it Silvio.
andae23 (@andae23)
15th January 2014, 18:08
hehe :)
WilliamB (@william-brierty)
15th January 2014, 13:39
As a measure of just how immature us petrolheads are, I’ve just voted for the F166 Turbo, for no other reason than the fact that it has the word “turbo” in it.
However, if the car name is decided via a fan vote, what have they been calling the chassis during the development phase? I went to the Lotus factory after this year’s Korean GP, and I saw a tub marked “E22”, so what label is on the Ferrari? Kimi’s Magnum PI special? Or, “the one with the V6 in it”?
Bleeps_and_Tweaks (@bleeps_and_tweaks)
15th January 2014, 13:42
Ditto, surely it’s got to be the turbo option!
Formula1 (@s2g-unit)
15th January 2014, 14:52
haha! I did also because it had to have turbo!
anon
15th January 2014, 18:25
Ferrari traditionally have two separate designations for their cars – they have an internal code, which is “6XX”, that is used during the development phase and an official code which is then used when the car is first presented to the wider public.
The exception to that would be the 640 to 643 models that were used in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s – there, the public code and internal development codes were exactly the same. Had they continued with that logic, the car known to the public as the F92A would have been the Ferrari 644, it’s successor the 645 and so forth.
Ferrari would therefore be referring to the car by the internal project code, which I believe would be either Project No. 665 or 666.
Jakob (@jakobh)
15th January 2014, 21:56
Ferrari LaDave Turbo?
Mike (@mike)
16th January 2014, 3:58
YES!
Calum (@calum)
15th January 2014, 13:46
F2014 Turbo would have been my vote.
F14 T… close enough.
F1 Noob (@noob)
15th January 2014, 16:29
@calum F14T would resemble FIAT, will be a nice marketing gimmick
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
15th January 2014, 17:58
@noob this is intentional :)
Calum (@calum)
15th January 2014, 18:09
Well spotted @noob – that’s fantastic!
The cars are expected to be unreliable in comparison to the 2013 cars so the stereotype of F14T = “Fix It Again Tony” might be apt!
Palle (@palle)
15th January 2014, 21:01
LOL. If the 2014 Ferrari turns out to be unreliable and slow the F14T = FIAT = Fix It Again Tony will be very very funny, and cause big losses in brand value.
F1FerrariFan1 (@f1ferrarifan1)
15th January 2014, 13:46
Does anyone know the significance of the numbers 166 and 616?
Wallbreaker (@wallbreaker)
15th January 2014, 13:48
Isn’t that obvious? Little hint: Think about the F138. Or the 248 F1.
Dave (@)
15th January 2014, 14:01
You can add the 206, 246, 308, 328, 348, 458, 512, and 612 road cars to that list :)
Yes, Ferrari did make a 206. it was badged ‘Dino‘.
Maciek (@maciek)
15th January 2014, 14:10
Actually no it’s not, unless you already know the answer…
Wallbreaker (@wallbreaker)
15th January 2014, 14:21
As @raceprouk pointed out it’s a tradition for Ferrari cars that numbers refer to the engine… I think it’s a no brainer, really. If that’s not the case for you guys, I hope you could gain some new motorsport knowledge now :)
Maciek (@maciek)
15th January 2014, 16:59
You mean like the knowledge you gain when people give straight answers to questions instead of being haughty about how well informed they are and how much of a putz someone must be to not know something already? Thanks for the great advice.
Dwight_js
15th January 2014, 17:13
“I hope you could gain some new motorsport knowledge…”
No thanks to you.
BasCB (@bascb)
15th January 2014, 17:15
I know the answer and still had to think twice about most of those names. Really, these names are horrible. We can choose between a code for a fighterplane (what is tomcat in Italian – ah, yes, make it the Micio) with either T, Maranello or Scuderia added to avoid confusion, I guess, or names that try to look clever but really are just meh. If Ferrari naming is so clear, then why do they still offer the choice between F616 and F166?
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
15th January 2014, 18:21
@wallbreake it’s hardly obvious. The 248 was because of the 2.4, V8 engine. The 138 was because of 2013 and V8. So they change it everytime to accomodate the numbers better.
ACx
15th January 2014, 20:06
They also have the FXX, which I assume is some sort of Ferrari algebra.
Puffy (@puffy)
15th January 2014, 14:24
To give a straight answer. The 16 refers to the engine capacity, which is 1.6l and the 6 refers to the fact that it’s a V6 configuration.
F1FerrariFan1 (@f1ferrarifan1)
15th January 2014, 14:45
Right. I got that once I looked beyond wallbreaker’s hint of the F138 and was reminded of the 248. Thanks though!
Maciek (@maciek)
15th January 2014, 16:53
Thank you @puffy
Wallbreaker (@wallbreaker)
15th January 2014, 13:47
Voted for F14 Scuderia. Don’t really like the names referring to the engine specifications.
Maciek (@maciek)
15th January 2014, 13:47
F14T is a pretty good name for an F1 car.
By the by – anybody notice the nose on that picture http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/red-letter-day ? certainly doesn’t look like anything the doom-mongers have been predicting.
Wallbreaker (@wallbreaker)
15th January 2014, 13:50
Yeah, looks decent, doesn’t it?
gdewilde (@gdewilde)
15th January 2014, 13:55
I also spotted that! Let’s hope it’s more or less legit..
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
15th January 2014, 14:11
That could be the new one, even the wing width fits…
Lotus49 (@lotus49)
15th January 2014, 14:19
I think the nose has been left off. If not then the front end will resemble an elephant’s trunk.
Nick (@npf1)
15th January 2014, 14:24
Honestly, the nose looks more of a F310b or a (lot like a) F300
celoaz (@celoaz)
15th January 2014, 15:38
I was thinking about this name, F14T, when I saw FIAT written. Clever.
Master firelee (@master-firelee)
15th January 2014, 16:01
The same pic was used before there 2010 reveal; http://images.ferrari.com/ferrari/100127_eng.jpg
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
15th January 2014, 16:44
@maciek @wallbreaker @gdewilde @hunocsi @lotus49 @npf1 @master-firelee It’s an F2001.
Maciek (@maciek)
15th January 2014, 16:57
Ah crap – and here I was getting hopeful (though I still am!)
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
15th January 2014, 17:59
me either :)
Todfod (@todfod)
16th January 2014, 16:24
F14 does it for me as well…. Not because I care about what Ferrari names their rubbish cars, but Fernando choosing the No.14, with the car being called F14 might prove to be lucky.
I’m stupidly superstitious that way :)
Todfod (@todfod)
16th January 2014, 16:25
Forgot about the ‘T’
That could be the third title ;)
mixwell (@mixwell)
15th January 2014, 13:50
doesnt F14T look like FIAT ?
Wallbreaker (@wallbreaker)
15th January 2014, 14:06
I wonder if the Maranello squad noticed this easter egg…
Puffy (@puffy)
15th January 2014, 14:28
I didn’t notice that… had I done so I probably would have voted for that name instead.
Deej92 (@deej92)
15th January 2014, 14:35
Perhaps some subliminal advertising there. They should’ve put the M4R L80R0 as an option in that case!
W (@yesyesyesandyesagain)
15th January 2014, 15:53
That’s because it will likely be as reliable as a Fiat.
toiago (@toiago)
15th January 2014, 21:16
And as beatiful as the Multipla :)
toiago (@toiago)
15th January 2014, 21:16
*beautiful*
Fixy (@)
15th January 2014, 13:56
Voted for F616 because I don’t like text in a name. A letter is fine, but T already stands for transverse in the 312 series, referred to the gearbox type, so a T for turbo doesn’t sound appropriate. Also, two only digits referred to the year aren’t interesting enough to me.
verstappen (@verstappen)
15th January 2014, 14:22
Shame there isn’t something like Fth 166th Turboth Italia Scuderiath
matt90 (@matt90)
15th January 2014, 14:30
Not a fan of attaching names like Maranello and Scuderia to a race car, as I already associate them with road cars. Plus it seems a little self-selving to have Scuderia in the name of a car by Ferrari Scuderia. Using something as blatant as Turbo seem a little unlike Ferrari. So on that basis I prefer F14 T and F616. Although personally I’d like to see Dino return for V6 cars.
BJ (@beejis60)
15th January 2014, 14:31
I was hoping to vote for “f1fu”
nvHerman
15th January 2014, 14:37
If I got the choice I’d vote for 266F1.
The F1 is obvious, but what do the numbers refer to, and why would I have chosen them?
matt90 (@matt90)
15th January 2014, 15:37
cc per piston.
nvHerman
16th January 2014, 11:22
Well done @matt90. Just like the 275GT, and all the way up the the 456GT.
Shame they’ve stopped, I loved that system
Greg
15th January 2014, 15:42
ok…I give up…1.6 litre, V6, 4 wheels, 1 driver…what the hell is the 2 for?
Greg
15th January 2014, 15:44
then I guess we should call every car on the grid the same
Daniel Garcia
15th January 2014, 14:43
Can’t we call it something that sounds like a hummer or L200 so we have the problem of mixing up an F1 car with a pick-up or 4×4 again?
DaveD (@daved)
15th January 2014, 17:54
Let’s call it La Sierra and see if GM is as petty as Ford.
Rockie (@rockie)
15th January 2014, 19:54
If you hold a patent then you would understand what Ford did, also the F150 is synonymous with Ford!
Dave (@)
15th January 2014, 20:24
@rockie – ‘F150’ is a trademark, not a patent, and it’s OK to use someone else’s trademark (usually) if it won’t cause confusion. For example, I could release a pencil sharpener tomorrow called ‘F150’, and Ford can do nothing about it :)
matt90 (@matt90)
15th January 2014, 20:20
Surely that’s already contentious, as it was a Ford car before a GM one. I’d never even heard of a GM one until now.
Israel Núñez
15th January 2014, 14:45
Just like the names… the ferrari lacks innovation in the last years, that’s why they falls
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
15th January 2014, 20:44
what a contribution to the discussion, you just want to say something about Ferrari but you can’t to show just how false is your claim, in the names Ferrari has been always innovative unlike Mclaren MP4-x or Williams FW x or Red Bull RB x …
Tim M (@tim-m)
15th January 2014, 14:50
If I had a choice, I’d name it the 126 C14, after this Ferrari, since it was their first turbocharged F1 car; also with a V6 engine.
AbeyG (@1abe)
15th January 2014, 15:09
So Ferrari not launching the car on the same day as Force India?? Thats against ‘tradition’, isnt it? ;)
Chris (@ukphillie)
15th January 2014, 15:34
Names are a bit boring.
Why not have ”The Thunderbolt” or the ”The Facebreaker”
Something cool.
Luiiigi
15th January 2014, 21:15
The Ice Truck.
Fsoud (@udm7)
15th January 2014, 15:36
F14 T?
Its Alonso’s lucky year, lucky car, lucky number.
Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
15th January 2014, 16:18
I voted F14T, I have never liked names that refer to the enigne used, but that’s personal preference.
Nick (@npf1)
15th January 2014, 17:03
I like it in their road cars, which is why I’m more likely to think of the 348 whenever someone mentions a Ferrari 248..
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
15th January 2014, 17:40
I don’t care what the heck they call it as long as it is fast and reliable.
MatK77 (@bluestar77)
15th January 2014, 18:05
‘Veto’ sounds Italian enough, doesn’t it?
Daniel
15th January 2014, 19:45
It’s just me or looking at the covered F1 car from the Ferrari website there is no idiotic/ugly nose like the ones in the drawings ?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
15th January 2014, 20:25
It’s the 2001 car.
ACx
15th January 2014, 20:07
Was hoping for Ferrari Cornetto, in honor of Kimi. Not there though…
Cormac (@kingcormac)
15th January 2014, 20:25
Check out the steeped nose under that Ferrari blanket on the voting page….Brutal!!
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
15th January 2014, 20:46
I voted the F14 T, Alonso in 2014 with the number 14 driving the F14 T ….not a bad idea at all
Annie Craven
15th January 2014, 20:55
It would be a lot more interesting if the public actually got to pick a name and not just pick from a select few from a list provided.
Pink Peril (@pink-peril)
15th January 2014, 21:18
Most of the choices sound like fighter plane names rather than an F1 car. Personally, I prefer cars to have a word as a name rather than a series of letters/numbers but that doesn’t seem to be the F1 way. The F14T is my best of a bad bunch choice, only because I like the symmetry others have pointed out.
SauberS1 (@saubers1)
15th January 2014, 21:26
I voted for F166 TURBO.
Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
15th January 2014, 22:13
If it’s anything like the car that arrived at Melbourne 22 months ago they may be calling it ‘The Bloody Awful’…
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
15th January 2014, 22:43
@keithcollantine they could act on Lotus’ rules and call it the “Keith”
Mike (@mike)
16th January 2014, 4:05
It’d be better than the uninspiring choices they thought of…..
Ferrari LaDave Turbo K?
Kimi Hakkinen (@raikkonen-hakkinen)
16th January 2014, 4:22
F166 TURBO BACKMARKER
Chicane85 (@ramysennaf1)
16th January 2014, 12:56
too bad we’re in for more stepped noses this year, and there’s a very high chance of that happening….
MatthewRacing (@)
16th January 2014, 14:13
I’d call it something like the RB10-B for a laugh.
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
17th January 2014, 19:07
Although McLaren are set to launch on Friday, Ferrari’s could be the first launch for a car appearing in Jerez – as the Woking team might have failed FIA crash tests…
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
18th January 2014, 19:39
I thought I’d just cast some of my other votes (I love Ferrari’s twisted version of democracy! They’ve had special favours from the FIA for way too long) and it’s neck and neck between F14T & F166 Turbo, both on 29%. F14 Scuderia’s next with 23%.