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Ferrari F399

Ferrari F399

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Ferrari
Designer(s)	Rory Byrne
Predecessor	F300
Successor	F1-2000
Technical specifications
Chassis	carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)	double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	double wishbones, pushrod
Engine	Ferrari Tipo048/B/C 75-degree V10
Transmission	Ferrari seven-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Fuel	Shell
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	Ferrari
Notable drivers	3. Michael Schumacher & Mika Salo 4. Eddie Irvine
Debut	1999 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 16 6 3 6
Constructors' Championships	1 (1999)
Drivers' Championships	0

The Ferrari F399 was the car with which the Ferrari team competed in the 1999 Formula One season. The F399 was almost identical to the previous season's F300 model, with small detail changes (new front wing, wheel tethers, waisted sidepods, an improved exhaust system and the use of Bridgestone tyres with four grooves instead of three). It was initially driven by Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, Mika Salo then substituting for the German when he broke his leg at Silverstone.

Although the team's quest to win their first drivers' title since 1979 was frustrated by Schumacher's injury and the speed of the McLaren MP4/14, they did manage to clinch Ferrari's first constructors' crown since 1983.

Michael Schumacher driving the F399 at the 1999 Canadian GP.