Leaders of Formula 1: Enzo Ferrari

The first name that comes to mind when it comes to racing car, Formula 1, is of course Enzo Ferrari. Ferrari legend born in 1898 hundreds of successes, dozens of cars and many pains it fit. At the forefront of these pains are his father, brother and his own son.

Despite his humble life, he is under extremely difficult conditions. who managed to create the world legend Ferrari We wanted to commemorate Enzo Ferrari with his experiences.

A youth who lived through World War II and the epidemic

Enzo Ferrari, born in February 1898 in Italy, was the child of a middle-income family and therefore a humble childhood spent. Ferrari, who loves to be the center of attention, had 3 different dreams in mind when he was a child; sports reporter, racing driver or Opera artist be.

Along with dreams, there was also reality. The Second World War, which affected the whole world at that time, also affected Ferrari’s family, when Enzo was only 18 years old. his brother and father caught in the war lost due to the epidemic. Enzo, who went to the army like other male members in his family in the following period, was here like his father and brother.I caught in the epidemic but those who survived the epidemic and managed to recover from rare people it happened.

After returning from the army, Enzo began to reflect on the dreams he had when he was very young, but this time the important criterion is, from which he could make money. Preferring to become a racing driver, Enzo first applied to Fiat, but as Italy’s situation was very bad after the war. Couldn’t get a positive response from Fiat.

Enzo sets foot on the track for the first time with Alpha Romeo

In 1920, he began test drives for the Vespa and racing for the Alpha Romeo. Approximately for 12 years Continuing to compete for Alpha Romeo, Enzo wanted to quit racing and design his dream car after his son Dino Ferrari was born, but could not stand the insistence of Alpha Romeo and joined the team. sports directorate started doing it. Italian legend, from his experiences here when setting up your own company would benefit greatly.

The Scuderia Ferrari team he founded in 1929 was a dream come true for Enzo, but the young race driver was so good at management and planning that Scuderia Ferrari soon became Official racing team of Alpha Romeo became.

Ferrari’s first foundations were laid in its home city of Modena

Thinking it’s time to follow his dreams, Enzo left Alpha Romeo, went to his hometown of Modena, where he built a small workshop for himself. Enzo’s first plan, not for the racing world a car for himself was to design. While everything was going well, the place where he lived was bombed because of the Second World War, and Enzo, closing the shutters he had to move to Maranello, which remains the headquarters of Ferrari today.

Final version of Ferrari Marranello’s factory

The car workshop he built from the ground up in Maranello turned into a factory as time went by, and Enzo built his first car to bear his name. Ferrari Enzo in 1946 designed it. The principles of the workshop he had set up just for himself in Modena had also changed because Enzo was no longer earn money too had to. So it’s not just a race car, in passenger cars started to produce. The car brand, which took the name Ferrari, started to make a big impact in Italy as time passed, and then all over the world.

When the calendars showed 1950, Ferrari was now its own. to live the golden age had begun. Consecutive Le Mans race victories have made the 250G and 250GT models hit the market. cult models became stronger, Ferrari’s power began to add strength.

Things didn’t always go well

* Alfredo Dino Ferrari, son of Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Ferarri’s shortcomings in management to financial troubles and Enzo had to borrow money from the mob. Enzo was unable to pay his debt and had no one to turn to or seek refuge with.

Meanwhile, Enzo launched a collection of cars called Dino Ferrari for his son, and Dino had classic cars in these models. Opposes the use of the Ferrari logo. In the sad part of the story, there are still unsolved allegations today. While some sources blame the mafia for the death of Dino, who died at the age of 24, some sources say that Dino died from a high dose of drugs. In another source, Dino’s cause of death is syphilis is stated as.

Whatever the reason, the death of Dino at a young age was a great trauma for Enzo and he could not recover for a long time. When Enzo recovered, he made Ferrari a stronger brand than ever before and continued to produce the Ferrari Dino collection, which he started in memory of his son. Models produced between 1968 and 1976 best selling cars became.

“Formula 1 wouldn’t be Formula 1 without Ferrari”

As a matter of fact, Scuderia Ferrari was founded in 1929, long before the 1950s. Enzo got into so many arguments with Alpha Romeo for this team that it took the 50s for Scuderia Ferrari to show itself on the F1 tracks. Aside from the Ferrari team, the cars produced by Enzo Ferrari started to win consecutive titles in Le Mans, Formula 1 and Formula 2 races until then. Enzo, always advancing with determination and ambition, was unaware that the F2002 F1 vehicle produced by his own brand would be remembered as the best racing car ever.

In 1950, Scuderia Ferrari took part in the first Formula 1 races that took place in Monaco. Scuderia Ferrari was like a tiger on the Formula 1 circuits and won its first title just a year later, at England’s Silverstone circuit. Although the team achieved success after success, Enzo was not satisfied as he did not become many World Champions. The only driver to satisfy Enzo, Michael Schumacher, would join the team exactly 10 years after Enzo’s death.

Enzo Ferrari dies at 90

The dreams that started in childhood, the loss of his father and brother at an early age, caused Enzo to mature early. Just when everything was going well, his place of residence was bombed during the Second World War, and Ferrari, which he built by scraping with his own nails, lost his 24-year-old son while living its golden age. Life was never easy for Enzo, of course, but his own character also managed to take shape against these difficulties and became more of an introverted person.

Enzo, who did not feel as healthy as before due to the kidney disease as he got older, lived 90 years to the fullest, but we do not know how good it was for him to continue living in a life filled with so much pain, even after all his loved ones died. Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari, father of Formula 1 and legendary racing driver, died at the age of 90 on August 14, 1988, in Maranello, where his factory is located.

Little-known details about the Enzo Ferrari

• Enzo Ferrari to state that he will never stop mourning after the tragic death of his son black glasses started using it.
• An extremely popular sports newspaper in Italy. Corriere dello Sports‘Fame was the founder.
• Almost everyone in his family due to various diseases lost.
• He was married to Laura Dominica Garello until 1978, but he was married to a woman named Lina Lardi. an unofficial child existed.
• Despite his great reputation, he did not like to go out in public and claustrophobia He suffered great hardship because of it.
• For manufacturers competing in aerodynamics “Aerodynamics is only for those who can’t build good engines.” had made statements.
• The last model Enzo approved before he died, Ferrari F40‘Truck.
• The logo that Ferrari has used for years, by an Italian countess It was gifted to Enzo in 1923.