Ferrari F1 Team Unveils Ventilator For Coronavirus Patients

A collaboration between the Italian Institute of Technology and a working group led by Ferrari’s Head of Chassis Engineering and its F1 Innovation Manager has led to the creation of a pulmonary ventilator for COVID-19 patients to aid in the fight against the global pandemic. 

The ventilator is called FI5, where the F (naturally) stands for Ferrari, I for innovation, and the number five for the five weeks it took for the ventilator to be conceived, designed, and assembled since its creation was put into motion. 

Ferrari had already donated EUR 10 million and 150 ventilators to the Italian Civil Protection Department since the coronavirus crisis first ravaged the country.  

Italy was one of the hardest-hit countries when the pandemic first spread beyond China. So far, it has registered the fifth highest number of cases in the world at 222,104 and counting.

Ferrari was recently in the news when Sebastian Vettel announced his shocking decision to part ways with F1’s longest-running team. 

The news of the ventilator comes as a reminder of the broader issues that the world currently faces.