Label: Enzo Ferrari

Dec292014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Enzo Ferrari's son supports the Maranello revolution

The only living son of Enzo Ferrari, Piero expressed support for Sergio Marchionne in his revolution in Ferrari. Namely, in the new era of turbo engines, everything was very mixed in Formula One, but Ferrari did not have much luck. The management of the Maranello team was taken over by Marchionne, who started a real personnel revolution, but Piero Ferrari, unlike many others, supports him: "He speaks openly and acts honestly, but does not include politics in his work. My father did a similar thing in 1961 when he fired seven leaders and started again with the young Mauro Forghieri.My father would understand Marchionne.But I must say that Marchionne solves problems quickly and works hard on it.Nevertheless, it would be difficult to compare them with each other , as he and Enzo lived at different times

Jul122014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The memory of Albert and Antonio Ascari

Articles, formula 1

Alberto Ascari, the son of one of the greatest Italian racers in the period between the two world wars, became one of the most dominant and popular champions. He was renowned for his careful accuracy and very good view of what was going on, which made him one of the safest drivers in very dangerous times; but he was also notoriously superstitious, and did many things in delaying his fate. But his unexplained fatal accident - at virtually the same age as his father, on the same day of the month and in eeriely similar circumstances - remains one of the greatest mysteries in the history of Formula 1. Alberto Ascari, born July 13, 1918 in Milan, had only seven years after his father Antonio, the current European champion, died in an accident at the French Grand Prix in Montlhéry while leading the race. Until then, little Alb

Apr212014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Goodbye good bosses

formula 1

Maybe McLaren and Ferrari really need to work completely on the edge before the results show up. Ron Dennis and Luca di Montezemolo are in all probability thinking in this direction, and they are ruling accordingly. Both no longer have anything to prove, but they can lose quite a bit; yet they feel called to establish proper order. What if there are problems. Who will say goodbye? Can Eric Boullier and Marco Mattiacci feel safe at all? The latter in particular is on much thinner ice, given that his racing connections are not much different from Luigi Chinetti, who was also Ferrari's first husband in America decades ago. There was a feeling of less panic around his appointment. As if it had all happened before. Let's go back half a century