Ferrari F399

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Ferrari F399

Eddie Irvine driving the Ferrari F399 at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Ferrari
Designer(s)	Ross Brawn (Technical Director) Rory Byrne (Chief Designer) Giorgio Ascanelli (Head of R&D) Aldo Costa (Head of Chassis Design) Marco Fainello (Head of Vehicle Dynamics) Willem Toet (Head of Aerodynamics) Nikolas Tombazis (Chief Aerodynamicist) Paolo Martinelli (Engine Technical Director) Gilles Simon (Engine Chief Designer)
Predecessor	F300
Successor	F1-2000
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)	Double-wishbone pushrod suspension
Suspension (rear)	Double-wishbone pushrod suspension
Engine	Ferrari Tipo 048/B/C 80-degree V10
Transmission	Ferrari seven-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic
Power	790 hp @ 16,300 rpm [1]
Fuel	Shell
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Notable drivers	3. Michael Schumacher 3. Mika Salo 4. Eddie Irvine
Debut	1999 Australian Grand Prix
First win	1999 Australian Grand Prix
Last win	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
Last event	1999 Japanese Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 16 6 17 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 World Championship. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Giorgio Ascanelli, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, Willem Toet, and Nikolas Tombazis, with Ross Brawn playing a vital role in leading the production of the car as the team's technical director and Paolo Martinelli assisted by Giles Simon leading the engine design and operations.

The F399 was almost identical to the previous season's F300, with small detail changes like a new front wing, wheel tethers, waisted sidepods, and 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, with Mika Salo substituting for Schumacher when he broke his leg at Silverstone.^[2]

Although the team's quest to win their first drivers' title since 1979 was halted by Schumacher's injury and the faster speed of the McLaren MP4/14, they managed to clinch their first constructors' title since 1983.^[3]