| Jean Todt, the boss of Ferrari was not surprised | | | | uphill battle. He had a good start that he quickly |
| by the supremacy of McLaren at this weekend's | | | | moved to the 12th slot. But from then on, he |
| Monaco Grand Prix. | | | | was always in traffic making it difficult for him to |
| McLaren's Fernando Alonso from Spain smoothly | | | | grab a chance to over take. He added that he |
| won the race while rookie Lewis Hamilton from | | | | never had a clear track. It was only his strategy |
| Britain ranked 2nd, also from McLaren. | | | | that worked. |
| Meanwhile, the Ferrari car of Brazilian Felipe Massa | | | | Nonetheless, he was optimistic that we would not |
| was over a minute behind and placed 3rd. Finn | | | | give up for he will do even better in the next |
| Kimi Raikkonen, another Ferrari driver, only | | | | rounds. |
| managed to drive his way to the eighth place. | | | | About Ferrari |
| This is due to some problems in qualifying like his | | | | An Italian sports car manufacturer based in |
| starting as the 16th. | | | | Maranello and Modena, Italy, Ferrari was founded |
| McLaren Team Principal Ron Dennis said that his | | | | by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 as Scuderia Ferrari. It |
| drivers could have gone even faster but they | | | | sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars |
| opted to protect their respective positions. He | | | | before producing the street legal vehicles in 1947 |
| uttered this despite the cozy nature of their | | | | as Ferrari S.p.A. |
| winning. | | | | Aside from automobiles, Ferrari also has a |
| Nonetheless, Todt did not have sour-grape of | | | | merchandise line that is internally managed. It |
| their defeat. He humbly said that from the | | | | distributes eyewear, pens, perfume, clothing, and |
| beginning he knew the McLarens were very | | | | high tech bicycles to laptop computers. Also |
| strong and during the Monaco Grand Prix they | | | | included in the line of its products is the Ferrari |
| were much stronger. So there was no surprise | | | | oxygen sensor. All bears the Ferrari brand. |
| that their team will get their supremacy. The | | | | Despite his extensive road car business, Enzo |
| Ferrari team congratulated the McLaren team and | | | | Ferrari's true passion has always been auto racing. |
| hoped to give a better round in the remaining | | | | His company started as an independent sponsor |
| races in the championship. | | | | for drivers in different cars. It soon became the |
| Todt further said that Felipe was very close in | | | | Alfa Romeo in-house racing team. Then, after |
| the qualifying. Felipe finished less than one tenth | | | | Ferrari's departure from Alfa, he started designing |
| behind Hamilton. He added that another Ferrari | | | | and producing his own cars. |
| driver, Kimi, had a qualifying problem that he was | | | | This legendary team had its maiden appearance |
| not able to go through. So he ended up in the | | | | on the European Grand Prix scene after the end |
| 16th place. | | | | of World War II. |
| Todt admitted that the McLaren team was indeed | | | | About McLaren |
| the quickest and there is no question to that. | | | | McLaren is a motor racing team that is based in |
| He pointed out the problems due to slow traffic | | | | Woking, Surrey, England. Founded in 1963 by New |
| holding up faster cars on the tight twisting circuit | | | | Zealander Bruce McLaren, the team is famously |
| when he was asked to explain the vast extent | | | | known as a constructor of Formula One. It had |
| between McLaren and his team in Monte Carlo. He | | | | also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, |
| said that Felipe was right behind Hamilton during | | | | Canadian-American Challenge Cup and 24 Hours of |
| the first pit stop. Then they decided to put on | | | | Le Mans. |
| softer tires. But the others stayed on the harder | | | | The present McLaren team was established in |
| ones. Then Felipe took over about five laps to | | | | 1981 by the merger of the original Bruce McLaren |
| pass one car. Sadly, he lost 15 seconds in those | | | | Racing Team with the Project 4 team. Now, it is |
| five laps. | | | | managed by Ron Dennis as part of McLaren |
| Todt said that with such incident, they already | | | | Racing, a member of the McLaren Group. The |
| anticipated Felipe's being in the 3rd place, unless | | | | group also controls companies like the McLaren |
| the other two in front had a difficulty. | | | | Automotive road car division. |
| Raikkonen was also severely affected by the | | | | One of the most sought after Formula One |
| traffic. It never allowed him to start on his | | | | teams, McLaren won more Grands Prix than any |
| advantage in speed. As a result, it quickly moved | | | | constructor except Ferrari and numerous World |
| him up the field. His being in the 8th place left him | | | | Drivers' and World Constructors' Championships. |
| 15 points behind Hamilton and Alonso. | | | | With 11 drivers' and 8 constructors' championships |
| He said that he really knew he would be facing an | | | | since 1966, McLaren is the most successful team. |