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ABOVE Original poster
of Great Britain’s 1950
Grand Prix.
RIGHT Different historical
car models of the brand.
BELOW Ferrari 125 from
1950, in the Donington
Motor Museum.
ABOVE LEFT
Restaurant Il Cavallino, in
Maranello, Italy.
ABOVE Fagioli, Fangio
and Farina, three legendary
racing drivers.
LEFT Fangio on an Alfetta
in 1950.
Emilio Botín, President of
Banco Santander and a
great supporter of Fernando
Alonso, at the 2010 Bahrein
Grand Prix. Alonso proudly
wears the colours of Ferrari
and Banco Santander, thanks
to which the dream of the
Asturian has come true.
Michael Schumacher in 1996, now running
for Mercedes and whom “I still miss”, as he
has recently admitted, after conquering five
In 2004, Montezemolo combined the
Chairmanship of Confindustria and Fiat
Group, just as he simultaneously directed
ABOVE Fernando Alonso
poses with the colours of
Ferrari and his new helmet.
LEFT The recruitment of
Fernando Alonso by Ferrari
world titles. With the German, along with
the World Championship association of F1
was celebrated in a grand
Ross Brawn in the technical area and Jean
racing teams FOTA, fiercely fighting the
way in the city of Valencia in
Todt as Director of the racing team, Ferrari
had its golden era at the beginning of the
21st century.
FIA and Max Mosley – today out of the
Big Circus after a huge quarrel with the
racing teams, of which the latter came out
November last year. Next to
him, Luca di Montezemolo
and Felipe Massa, the other
driver in the racing team.
“I have a high opinion of him, because we
triumphant. As a consequence, the former
have won so much together, he has given
director of the Scuderia, the French Jean
so much to us, that sometimes I feel that I
Todt, is today the FIA Chairman.
need him,” recently confessed the new boss
Montezemolo, now critical with Bernie
of Fernando Alonso, the racing driver bound to bring Ferrari back towards Ecclestone’s way of ruling the Formula One, is one of the most authoritative
be enough, and he’ll have to win in the F1, too.” The arrival of the Italian who at difficult times, while other racing teams have come and gone,” he says.
a new glorious era. “I am really happy with Alonso, both in the racing circuit voices in the championship, and has strongly supported the classic circuits
has been the champion of motorcycle racing several times is one of the old “I insist that a Formula One without Ferrari would not be Formula One, and
and outside it, for his determination, his optimism and his concentration,” he and the powerful racing car teams to the detriment of the latest additions,
aspirations of Luca di Montezemolo and, of course, a revolutionary move. “At this year, there are many racing teams that should be competing in the GP2
has recently commented. For the time being, he is among the first drivers which he classifies as GP2, a reason why he thinks that each racing team
the end of May we will celebrate Ferrari’s 800 grand prix in Formula One Series,” he maintains. Montezemolo does not set any limiting horizon to his
in the championship in his first season dressed in red: “This season is not should have three cars. “I wish the FIA allowed the entry of a third car in
and the 60 years that our brand has been present in the competition. We career. In his physical and mental prime, he is, along with Frank Williams
going badly at all. Alonso has achieved some incredible races, arriving sixth the Grand Prix. We want a third car, and I’d do my best for having Valentino
are the only ones boasting this record,” he proudly says. “That’s a reason for and Ecclestone himself, the most veteran and experienced figure in the
28 even when his grid position was last. Red Bull cars are not unbeatable.” Rossi with us. When he wins the MotoGP championship this year, that will
us to be proud and greatly satisfied, as it means that Ferrari is here, even paddock. Fernando Alonso could not have a better boss. /
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