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06-15-2009, 08:21 AM
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Click above to watch video of Schumacher talking Ferrari after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/)
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When he's not racing superbikes or reliving the good old days, seven-time Formula World Champion Michael Schumacher gets his thrills testing new Ferrari supercars. The Prancing Horse recently had Schumi take a 599 GTB with the company's new Handling GT Evoluzione (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-ferrari-messes-with-perfection-on-599-handling-gte/) (HGTE) package around Fiorano with a vengeance, and then they got the man to talk about his hand in developing Ferrari models from the ground up.
Schumacher's flogging of the tauter 599 was part of Pilota Ferrari, which is Ferrari's multi-level driving school program for owners. In a second video after the jump, (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/) the German pilot also discusses the importance of driving schools for every day driving. Somehow, we have a feeling that the "on-the-limit" maneuvers he speaks of just aren't the same in a 599 GTB HGTE as they are in the Pontiacs at our local track.
Gallery: Schumacher Tests the Ferrari 599 HGTE (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/)
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[Source: Ferrari]Continue reading Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO] (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/)
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Click above to watch video of Schumacher talking Ferrari after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/)
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When he's not racing superbikes or reliving the good old days, seven-time Formula World Champion Michael Schumacher gets his thrills testing new Ferrari supercars. The Prancing Horse recently had Schumi take a 599 GTB with the company's new Handling GT Evoluzione (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-ferrari-messes-with-perfection-on-599-handling-gte/) (HGTE) package around Fiorano with a vengeance, and then they got the man to talk about his hand in developing Ferrari models from the ground up.
Schumacher's flogging of the tauter 599 was part of Pilota Ferrari, which is Ferrari's multi-level driving school program for owners. In a second video after the jump, (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/) the German pilot also discusses the importance of driving schools for every day driving. Somehow, we have a feeling that the "on-the-limit" maneuvers he speaks of just aren't the same in a 599 GTB HGTE as they are in the Pontiacs at our local track.
Gallery: Schumacher Tests the Ferrari 599 HGTE (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/01_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/2082231/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/02_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/2082232/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/03_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/2082233/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/04_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/2082234/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/05_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/2082235/)
[Source: Ferrari]Continue reading Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO] (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/)
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