The Belgian Grand Prix, the thirteenth round of the 2010 World Championship, effectively got underway yesterday, as the transporters containing the two F10s that will be used by Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso set off from Maranello. The bulk of the team will leave Italy this afternoon at five, when the charter, regularly used for European race travel, will take off for Liege.
Late yesterday afternoon, Luca di Montezemolo met Stefano Domenicali and other senior engineers from the Gestione Sportiva to get an update as work resumed after the short August break. Montezemolo was shown the latest technical updates, especially on the aero side, which will be fitted to the F10 from Friday morning.
He was also given an overview of the development plan for the upcoming races, starting with the unique requirements of Monza, the Scuderia’s home race. At the same time, the President was brought up to speed regarding design work on the 2011 car.
After this, Montezemolo left for Abu Dhabi where today he meets with partners from the Emirates, such as Mubadala and Etihad, as well as calling in at Ferrari World, where work is well under way for the opening of the first ever park themed around the Maranello company.