Cheste, 14 November 2009

The enthusiasm at the Ricardo Tormo di Cheste circuit (Valencia) is growing for the Finali Mondiali Ferrari. News about Alonso’s presence, who will be at the circuit tomorrow to greet the fans, made ticket sales grow and even today the effects were already visible. Around 4,000 people populated the paddock and the grandstands and the Ferrari Store stand was downright jam-packed: amongst the best sold items were the leather jackets and the Lap Time watches as well as "classics" like the cap with the Prancing Horse and the Scuderia shirts.

Meanwhile Felipe Massa arrived from Sao Paulo this morning. The Brazilian driver was finally able to take a seat in his F60’s cockpit again, to set up some details of the positioning with tomorrows show in sight. “I’m very happy to be here: I would have felt sorry if I had had to pass the occasion, it would have been the first time since I’ve been an official Ferrari driver that I had missed the Finali Mondiali,” Felipe told www.ferrari.com . "Furthermore it will be great to get back to driving my car, although tomorrow will be just a show. Tomorrow evening I’ll immediately return back home to be with Raffaela: the doctors confirmed yesterday that our child will not be born this weekend, so I decided to make this flying visit here in Spain.”

Tomorrow four Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Formula 1 single-seaters will go onto the track. Behind the F60s wheels there will be Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella, while the official test drivers Luca Badoer and Marc Gené will drive the F2008. With the appearance of local hero Fernando Alonso the Ferrari 2010 team will be complete.