It had been a while, but the last Italian to race for Ferrari was Giancarlo Fisichella in 2009. After Luca Badoer failed to impress during two race outings to replace the injured Felipe Massa, Fisichella was signed from Force India - having secured an impressive second place at Spa - to drive for the Scuderia and made his debut at Monza. In the final four races of the season, Fisichella secured a best result of ninth, at his home race, as he failed to score a point.
