The headquarters for the Ferrari car manufacturer and Formula One team in Maranello have not been damaged by the major earthquake in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.
At around 04h00 local time the earthquake hit with a magnitude of 6.0 in the Emilia Romagna region between the historic cities of Bologna, Modena and Ferrara killing at least six people and reducing churches, medieval castles and clock towers to piles of rubble.
On Sunday a spokesperson for Ferrari said via email that the famous Formula One team and sports car maker "is fine".
"Everything looks OK here in Maranello after tonight's earthquake. Very sad for all the victims," the team wrote on line
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