Enzo Ferrari: A Life

by RichardWilliams (Author)

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  For tens of millions of people around the world, a single name evokes the world of speed - Enzo Ferrari. Today's Formula One would be unthinkable without the presence of the Ferrari cars on the grid. Win or lose, Ferrari attract more fans than all the other teams combined. And the cars unique appeal - their mystique, their myth - has its origins in the story of one man with a dictator's will and the cunning of a Machiavelli.Going back to the origins of The Old Man , tracing his remarkable rise to prominence, and using sources which have hitherto remained silent, Richard Williams tells the story of a man who was one of the key figures of sport in the twentieth century, and whose influence over his sport is undiminished today, more than a decade after his death.

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  Ferrari, the name itself evokes the world of speed, a world of fast cars, heroic deeds and glamour. This is the story of the man behind the name. Enzo Ferrari never contributed as much as a single sketch to the design of the product that carries his name, other men did that for him. Yet his towering ambition and strategic genius enabled him to outlast his main rivals and to ensure that nothing could diminish the allure of the legend that he created. This book goes back to Enzo's origins and traces his remarkable rise to prominence.