Ferrari retains entire F1 driver team

(GMM) Ferrari's entire team of formula one drivers is staying together for 2009.

Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa will head the challenge in the race cockpits, while Spaniard Marc Gene announced at the weekend that he has extended his test driving deal for another year.

Subsequently, a Ferrari spokesman confirmed that primary test driver Luca Badoer is also staying put.

And the Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell said occasional contributors Andrea Bertolini and Michael Schumacher will also feature on the test tracks in 2009.