Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo (R) and seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher of Germany pose in front of the new Ferrari F430 Scuderia. Photo / Reuters
FRANKFURT - Seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher helped launch Ferrari's new 430 Scuderia car at the Frankfurt autoshow, saying he had been involved with development and intensive road testing.
Schumacher, who has retired from racing, gave advice on traction control, steering and gearbox transmission to developers
of the commercial vehicle.
"Part of my new role within Ferrari, is road car testing. I've had to go to several race tracks to test the new car," the German told a news conference.
Ferrari, a sportscar unit of Italy's Fiat, has launched the 430 Scuderia as a special series model using technology derived from its Formula One team. The name Scuderia refers to the company's racing division.
- REUTERS
