DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE DRIVERS WHO BEGAN TO BUILD THE FERRARI LEGEND IN FORMULA 1?
Scuderia Ferrari is undoubtedly one of the most legendary in the history of Formula 1. Perhaps the most prestigious of all. It is the team with the most championships won and the only one that has participated in all editions. But beyond its historical journey and the glory achieved, Ferrari is something more. It is a philosophy. That is why the dream of any racing driver is to drive for this legendary constructor at some point in his life.
This means that all the drivers who managed to sit in a Scuderia Ferrari single-seater ended up covered by a halo of heroism capable of transcending time. In this volume, we will take a walk through the stories of all the drivers who participated in the team during the 50s: Ascari, the first great Ferrari legend; José Froilán González and the first victory of the Scuderia; Giuseppe Farina, the first F1 champion; the friendship of Hawthorn and Collins to the detriment of Musso; Peter Collins and his enormous chivalry; Fangio and his talent beyond the brand ....
I hope you enjoy the Formula 1 career and main anecdotes of the thirty or so drivers covered in this work, in a walk through the first drivers who began to forge the history of this great racing team.
In this book you will find:
- Alberto Ascari, the first great Ferrari and Formula 1 legend.
- Luigi Villoresi, Italian post-war talent at the service of Lancia, Maserati and Ferrari.
- Raymond Sommer, the Le Mans champion after 20 hours of driving in a row
- Peter Whitehead, the Royal Air Force pilot
- Dorino Serafini, the motorcycling champion who finished on the podium in "all" his Formula 1 races
- José Froilán González and Ferrari's first Formula 1 victory
- Giuseppe Farina, the first champion of the competition
- Mike Hawthorn, the champion of the tragic 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955
- Umberto Maglioli, an expert endurance racing driver
- Piero Carini and his 100 % of Formula 1 retirements
- Maurice Trintignant, the "rat excrement man" who triumphed in Formula 1
- Robert Manzon, the last survivor of the 1950s
- Harry Schell, from the Finnish air force and the U.S. tank corps to motor racing
- Paul Frére, from the track to triumph as a sports writer
- Eugenio Castelloti and his ability to perform at the level of Moss and Fangio
- Luigi Musso and his cursed rivalry with his teammates Hawthorn and Collins
- Peter Collins and his sacrifice of a championship to show his respect for Fangio
- Olivier Gendebien and the anecdote of the yellow Ferrari
- Alfonso de Portago, from the Spanish royalty to Formula 1
- Wolfgang von Trips and his fight for the championship to life and death
- Cesare Perdisa and a career dedicated to giving up his car
- Phil Hill, the first American to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and to win a Formula 1 race with a front-engined car
- Jean Behra and his rivalry in Formula 2 against his own team until it came to fisticuffs
- Tony Brooks and the first victory of a British car in the World Championship
- Cliff Allison, Chapman's protégé who scored the first point for Lotus
- Dan Gurney, the multi-disciplined champion who also acted as engineer
- Richie Ginther, Phil Hill's pupil who wanted to beat his master
And much more in a book that will make you know or remember the first drivers who participated with the legendary Ferrari team!
