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2011 Ferrari 150° Italia Steering Wheel
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The 2011 Ferrari Formula One car, currently known as the Ferrari 150° Italia, formerly known as the Ferrari F150th Italia, and unveiled as the Ferrari F150, is a Formula One motor racing car built by Scuderia Ferrari to compete in the 2011 Formula One season. It was launched at Ferrari's headquarters in Maranello, Italy on 28 January 2011, one year to the day after the launch of its predecessor, the Ferrari F10. The car's chassis designation has been chosen to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification, although this has been seen by some pundits as a political move by Luca di Montezemolo following criticism for Ferrari's failure to secure the 2010 World Championship at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It will be driven by 2005 and 2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso and 2008 championship runner up Felipe Massa.
Naming dispute
In February 2011, Ford declared its intention to sue Ferrari over the use of the F150 name. In response, Ferrari began to refer to the car as the "F150th Italia," claiming the original F150 moniker was simply an abbrevation. On March 3, Ferrari announced that the name had again been tweaked to "Ferrari 150° Italia" (the 150º pronounced as the Italian ordinal centocinquantesimo), and that Ford had withdrawn its legal challenge.
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