Formula 1

Video: The secret Ferrari that nearly blocked a great innovation

by Jack Cozens
1 min read

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One of the most significant technological developments in Formula 1 history was Ferrari’s introduction of the semi-automatic gearbox, or paddle shift.

Just a handful of years after it first appeared in 1989, every car on the grid had copied the Ferrari system – and the technology even made its way into the road car industry.

But as explained in this video, the pioneering car that first carried this revolution almost didn’t make it – with spectacular internal politics at Ferrari, which included a secret car, threatening to derail the concept.

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