Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari The times they are a-changin’ in Maranello. As if the departures of Michael Schumacher, Ross Brawn and Jean Todt over the past few years wasn’t enough to shake things up for the Scuderia, a new round of change-ups is looming on the horizon

Filed under: Motorsports , Convertible , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Videos , Ferrari , Luxury Last week, we all watched in collective awe as a $1.8 million Bugatti Veyron drove into a pond . While the driver claimed that he was attacked by a pelican, close examination of the video would appear to reveal..

Filed under: Performance , Technology , Ferrari Try explaining turbocharging to someone who doesn’t know cars, and if you do a good job, you’re likely to get a reaction something along the lines of, “then why don’t they put turbochargers on all cars”? Well, that’s a perfectly fair question, and the answer of course is turbo lag. It’s one major downside to using spools, and it’s what’s keeping Ferrari, for one, from implementing them immediately.

Which is fastest – the Ducati Desmosedici RR or the Ferrari 430 Scuderia? Car fans will argue a supercar can out-brake and out-corner a bike, but we’ll point out that a bike’s power-to-weight ratio is much better, so in a straight race the car will never even get close enough to the bike to use its ‘magic’ powers.

Chris Harris gives his verdict on Ferrari’s 458, the latest stunning addition to its range

Filed under: Coupe , Auctions , China , Ferrari Ferrari 599 China special in cracked porcelain by Lu Hao – Click above for high-res image gallery A Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is an exceptional piece of automotive art. Even more exceptional is the latest model equipped with the Handling GT Evoluzione package . More exceptional still is the limited-edition 599 HGTE made exclusively for the Chinese market .

Jamie Corstorphine drives the new Ferrari 458 on the road and track. Read the first drive at www.autocar.co.uk PLUS full detail pics and full tech spec

Filed under: Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Ferrari , Rumormill Ferrari 612 replacement test mule – Click above for high-res image gallery It’s long been suspected that Ferrari was hard at work developing a hybrid powertrain for its line of supercars and grand touring machines, especially since a series of patents were unearthed proving that the Italian automaker had at least sketched plans for such a system. Still, Ferrari had never confirmed such rumors.

Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Toys/Games , Middle East Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – Click above for high-res image gallery Television coverage of Formula One grands prix typically end with an aerial shot of the podium and the fans beneath it, a panorama usually dominated by the tifosi passing a giant Scuderia Ferrari flag over the crowd. That view may have been largely absent with the void of Ferrari victories this season, but if you were watching the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this past weekend you might have noticed something even bigger: the site of Ferrari World, the new theme park being constructed adjacent to the marina circuit on Yas Island. The park can easily be picked out from the air, housed in a giant red roof that sports a 200-foot-tall Ferrari logo, the largest ever made

Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari , Luxury Ferrari 612 replacement test mule – Click above for high-res image gallery Ferrari is reportedly currently working on the three V12 cars that will replace its comparable current offerings: the 612 Scaglietti, 599 GTB, and Enzo. The 612’s follow-on will be the first one to arrive, likely in early 2012, and another mule has been spotted out and about. It still sports the hood scoop (bigger engine with more power, anyone?) and California-style stacked tailpipes , and it looks like it might have a longer wheelbase to boot