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The Ferrari F2007 is a formula race car produced by Ferrari. It only appeared in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Gran Turismo PSP, and Gran Turismo 5.

It was driven by Felipe Massa (#5) and Kimi Räikkönen (#6) in the 2007 F1 season, where Massa finished 4th in the Driver's Championship while Räikkönen went on to win the title. Additionally, Scuderia Ferrari also won the Constructor's Championship.

Colors[]

Excluding car number variations, two colors are available, both of which are unnamed:

  • Red
  • Dark Red

In-game description[]

This description is taken from the description page in GT5. It is transcluded from here.


The 2007 Formula 1 season introduced some interesting rule changes that made the competition among the drivers closer than it had been in several years.

Ferrari adapted well to the new rules replacing its 248 F1 race car the year before with the F2007, a truly revolutionary and innovative machine. In addition to regulations introduced in 2006 limiting engines to eight cylinders with a maximum of 2.4 liters of displacement, new rules in 2007 limited engine revs to 19,000 rpm.

To offset the limit in max revs, Ferrari engineers redesigned the engine's combustion chamber and intake/exhaust ports for maximum efficiency and flow, keeping peak horsepower at the highest level. Additionally, a new "seamless shift" feature introduced on the F2007 eliminated any drive loss during shifting.

Also, the F2007 saw great gains in aerodynamics, with downforce increased throughout the vehicle. It's said that the car had enough downforce to drive upside down (sticking to a ceiling) going at a relatively slow speed. The lower arms on the front suspension were redesigned, allowing for cleaner airflow at the front of the car, while a new, more compact, carbon-fiber 7-speed gearbox improved air flow at the rear.

Drivers for the 2007 season included Brazil's Felipe Massa and Finland's Kimi Raikkonen. In a closely-fought championship battle, Raikkonen took the title, scoring 110 championship points while the McLaren-Mercedes team of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso tied for 2nd with 109 points each.

Acquisition[]

Game Purchase location Credits Other methods
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Ferrari Dealership 2,000,000 ---
Gran Turismo PSP Ferrari Dealership 8,000,000 ---
Gran Turismo 5 Ferrari Dealership[1] (Lv. 24+) 12,500,000 ---

Trivia[]

  • It is the first of seven licensed Formula 1 cars in the series, along with the Mercedes-AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ 2017, the Ferrari F10, the Lotus 97T, the McLaren MP4/4, the Honda RA272, and the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R.
    • It is also the only licensed Formula 1 car to have appeared in more than one Gran Turismo title.
  • It is one of the fastest cars in GT5P and GT5.
    • It is also the only Ferrari F1 car in GT5 to have an alternate color scheme. Specifically, the brighter red color based on its appearances in the Australian, Malaysian, Bahrain, and Spanish Grands Prix, with the darker red color reflecting its appearance from the Monaco Grand Prix onwards.
  • In GT5, it cannot be used in either A-Spec or B-Spec modes (even if the regulations can accept any car), and can only be used in one-make races. It also cannot be used in the Arcade Mode's 2 Player Battle mode; however, F2007 vs F10 races were allowed on lobbies set to Ferrari F1, the car restriction required to use it in online lobbies.
    • This restriction is not present in GT5P or GTPSP (meaning that, in GTPSP, Wi-Fi races can be played with it going up against other cars); however, in most offline races in either game, the game will ensure that the F2007 races are only one-make races.
  • The version featured in Gran Turismo PSP (which can be imported to GT5 as an Arcade-only Standard car) has a Martini logo on the nose cone. Due to Martini being a brand of alcoholic beverages, it was quietly removed in GT5's update 2.15, likely to remain consistent with the Lancia Delta rally cars (which censored the Martini logos), and to comply with international alcohol advertising laws.
  • The Marlboro barcode is replaced by a red space, likely due to potential subliminal advertising methods.
    • Texture files in GT PSP does include the Marlboro barcodes, although left unused for reasons above.[2]
    • In addition, car thumbnail files within GT5 Prologue also contain images for both barcode and no-barcode versions of the car, each stored separately for the Massa and Räikkönen versions, as well as its successor, the F2008, which is only available with Marlboro barcodes.[3]
    • The barcode versions were used in special versions of the game intended for use on Ferrari hospitality suites in some Formula One Grands Prix.
GT5P Ferrari F2007 Glitched Color Seletion

A screenshot of the bug happening in the dealerships in GT5P.

  • It is the only car in GT5 Prologue to have showroom glitches such as the colors cutting inside its body.
  • While both Massa (#5) and Räikkönen (#6) versions are available in GT5 Prologue and GT5, only the Räikkönen version is available in GT PSP.
    • In addition, it was planned that both Massa and Räikkönen variants were going to be separate cars, rather than being chosen as car colors.[2]
  • Under certain conditions in GT PSP, it is possible to have an AI race featuring this against Formula Gran Turismos, or having certain cars such as the Sauber Mercedes C9 '89 and/or the MINOLTA Toyota 88C-V '89 race against F2007s when they are equipped with Racing R3 tires.

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Unused variants[]

Notes[]

  1. Also available from the Online Collector's Dealership from August 29 to September 12, 2013 and between March 13-27, 2014; the version as purchased from there is the Standard version normally available from GTPSP import
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gran Turismo (PlayStation Portable) on The Cutting Room Floor
  3. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on The Cutting Room Floor
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