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The crowd watching
the Finali Mondiali
F1 Clienti cars
buring up the
tarmac; Ferrari
Corse Clienti driver
Chris Froggatt with
CEO of Hublot
Ricardo Guadalupe;
the Corse Clienti
driving team with
Mr Guadalupe.
Hublot helped Ferrari to celebrate the end of their
2019 racing season as well as their 90th anniversary
in fine style as the official watch sponsor of the 2019
Finali Mondiali.
Held at the famed Mugello Circuit outside of Florence,
Italy, during the last week of October, this event, which
brings together cars and racers from three continents,
marked the close of Ferrari’s Grand Touring Season.
As you can imagine, this is a big deal. Ferrari fans, the
tifosi, are known for their unrestrained enthusiasm for cars
with the Cavallino Rampante on the hood, and it is here that
they come out en masse to celebrate the end of another year
of racing. The Finali Mondiali consists of a series of final
races ranging from the F1 Clienti and the Ferrari Challenge
Programs, to the ultra-advanced XX Programs, so there’s
something for pretty much every racing fan out there. But
for those who stray from the track, the paddocks have pretty
much every Ferrari race car that one can imagine on display.
Basically, this is a tifosi’s idea of heaven. (Ear plugs are
strongly advised.)
If that’s not enough, there’s also a museum that
showcases some of the most famous Ferrari racing cars from
days past, going all the way back the very first, the 125 S, and
including such legends as the 250 GTO and the drop-dead
gorgeous 330 P4.
Of course it’s not just cars, cars, cars at the Finali
Mondiali; Hublot’s partnership stretches back eight years to
2012, though it’s important to note that they’re not the only
watch brand to partner with the famous Italian automobile
manufacturer. Past partners include Girard-Perregaux,
Panerai, and even Longines, but it’s fair to say that
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