The King of Malaysia, Yang
di-Pertuan Agong XII, made a private visit to Ferrari today. The
Malaysian Ambassador to Italy and the Minister of Energy and Communication
also formed part of the delegation.
The visit began at 11.30 with the welcome
of the vice-president, Pierro Ferrari, and the Director General
of Industrial Relations, Amedeo Felisa. It continued with a meeting
with President Luca di Montezemolo who marked the occasion by handing
the king a piston from a V10 F1 engine.
King Yang di-Pertuan Agong XII and the Malaysian
delegation, accompanied by President Montezemolo, toured the Nuova
Meccanica, the Galleria del Vento and the Padiglione Assemblaggio
Vetture, chatting to the technicians as they passed through.
The guests then transferred to Fiorano where
the King made some laps of the track on board various Ferraris,
among them a 575 M Maranello, a Challenge Stradale and an Enzo Ferrari.
To round things up, the delegation observed
the different Formula 1 departments at work in the Gestione Sportiva. |