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The Formula 1 World Championship got underway in Belgium after the long summer break, with free practice for the twelfth round of the season. As always, it rained this morning in the Ardennes, with the clouds arriving just minutes into the start of the first session.

The Mercedes duo of Michael Schumacher (1.54.355) and Nico Rosberg (1.54.829) topped the time sheet, setting their times right at the start, followed quite a way back by Jenson Button (2.02.740) in the McLaren.

The Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa (2.04.728) and Fernando Alonso (2.07.055) finished seventh and eleventh respectively. They spent the morning evaluating the aero adjustments as best they could in the conditions. They both ran intermediate tires, as well as trying some practice starts at the end of the ninety minutes.

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Jules Bianchi's Spa weekend got off to a good start, as he tackles the eighth round of the GP2 series. The Frenchman was ninth fastest in his Lotus Art in this morning's free practice session, before setting the fourth best time of 2.20.211 in qualifying.

It means the Ferrari Driver Academy student will start the first race on the second row of the grid…

Prices for vintage Ferrari's have increased over the last few years, with the more expensive models breaking records for the price of a car sold at auction. A 1961 Ferrari California Spyder sold for more than $10 million in 2008, and a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR went for more than $12 million in 2009. When auction house…

To celebrate over 50 years of the Ferrari 250 GTO, the world's most famous classic car show had an breath-taking collection of Ferrari Enzo's most prized creation. What a Party! More than half of the 39 250 GTOs in existence were on display - the official number quoted was 22! The line of cars stretched on for what seemed like forever. The going rate for this?

The Germans were responsible for one of the best-looking Ferrari's at this year's Concorso Italiano. When we first walking past this 599 in the Meguiar's booth one might at first glance mistake it for the race-only 599XX. And that's the point. German after market company V?rsteiner felt the Ferrari 599 GTO didn't look aggressive enough and developed a?

The Ferrari 250 GTO in action is a surreal moment in time! This weekend we all got that surreal moment! Last week we saw several 250 GTOs participate in the Pebble Beach Tour, driving up and down Hwy 1 on the Monterey coastline, and just a few days later we headed to the track to see them in action at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

While…

One of the most complex parts of a modern Formula One car is its steering wheel! Which can be worth tens of thousands of dollars on its own! Packing all the controls you'd expect to find on a dashboard right onto the wheel itself. Ferrari took a similar approach with the steering wheel on the 458 Italia, moving the starter button, chassis mode dial, windshield…

Ferrari has officially revealed its spectacular 458 Italia Spider, three weeks before the 562-horsepower 4.5-liter V8-powered super car is due to make its public premiere at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Set to go on sale in the U.S. in early 2012, the new car will compete head-on with the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.

Described by the Italian car maker as the first mid-rear-engine super car to feature a retractable roof, the 458 Italia Spider eschews the traditional fabric hood used by a long line of illustrious open-top Ferrari models down through the years for a contemporary hardtop.

The official photographs generated by Ferrari do not show the new aluminum hardtop, but Ferrari says it has been engineered to fit in front of the engine bay without any compromise to aerodynamics or performance over the 458 Italia. Additional domes behind the high-set seat backs are said to help channel wind over the rear bodywork to air intakes used to cool the engine, clutch and gearbox. 

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The F50 is the rarest of the Ferrari supercars. Just 349 examples were built, all of which are leased right from the start to prevent owners from immediately turning and selling them for a profit. Current examples are worth something around three-quarters of a million dollars.

When it comes to rare Ferrari's, though, the F50 GT just about takes the cake. Built on the F50…