https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-origins-of-a-legend--4328100Discover the moments that immortalised the legend of Ferrari, a race made of passion, craftsmanship and innovation.]]>enAutomotiveCopyright Ferrarihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/43dab80c614f62afd0fd797f6cf16876.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-origins-of-a-legend--4328100Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:47:58 +0000FerrariFerrarifeeds@spreaker.comSince 1947, we have been building cars destined to win on the track and on the road, in Maranello. Discover the moments that immortalised the legend of Ferrari, a race made of passion, craftsmanship and innovation.Discover the moments that immortalised the legend of Ferrari, a race made of passion, craftsmanship and innovation.]]>falsec8c30601-e254-5d41-904a-c092d223ac21episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2017-happy-70th-birthday--29281661https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281661Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:53:13 +0000FerrariIt is four o’clock on an afternoon like many others, at Maranello. But Enzo Ferrari knows this will be a special day. In front of him is a car still without a body, but with a heart.For Ferrari, heart means engine, and when it starts to beat, it does...179automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2016-stock-market-launch--29281659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281659Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:51:57 +0000Ferrari“Ferrari: a new goal. And a new starting point.” THIS is the phase that Sergio Marchionne wrote on 4 January 2016 in the Italian Stock Exchange tribute book, marking the debut of the Prancing Horse at Piazza Affari, the home of the Stock Exchange in...163automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2016-70-years-of-an-icon--29281656https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281656Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:45:05 +0000FerrariThere are cars that history turns into icons. Others are born as such. The LaFerrari Aperta falls into the second category. Maranello created the car to celebrate its 70th anniversary. This is why it is a model like no other. The LaFerrari Aperta is...186automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2015-into-the-future--29281641https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281641Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:43:39 +0000FerrariThe countdown to the day on which Ferrari is to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange was finally over on 21 October 2015, when the bell rang to signify that trading for the day had opened.150automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2014-the-ultimate--29281640https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281640Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:39:42 +0000FerrariThe 2014 Ferrari Finali Mondiali got underway in Abu Dhabi on December 2 of that year. This was an absolute first for the event that closes Ferrari’s racing season as it had never before been staged outside Europe. That day, the spectators and media...245automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2013-extreme-innovation--29281634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281634Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:37:42 +0000FerrariThere is a thin red line uniting and connecting the limited edition supercars created at Maranello since the early 1980s. The path of this red line was cut with the GTO and continued with the brutal F40, F50 technology, and the iconic Enzo. That line...256automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2012-performance-and-design--29281633https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281633Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:34:38 +0000FerrariThere are cars that enter the hearts of fans, others that move the experts, and then there are those, such as the F12berlinetta, on which everyone agrees. Presented in 2012 at the International Motor Show in Geneva, it was the first of a new...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2011-ff-for-every-condition--29281632https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281632Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:32:30 +0000FerrariSometimes revolutions are peaceful, but others only need two letters: FF. The FF: the Ferrari Four. Four as in the four-wheel drive that powers it. Four as in the four comfortable seats that enveloped driver and passengers. A four-seater that...250automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2010-red-fun--29281629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29281629Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:31:13 +0000FerrariFerrari has always been synonymous with research, innovation and the cutting-edge of the automotive world. However, in recent years the Prancing Horse has applied the same logic to sectors not strictly related to cars. This is certainly true not only...163automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2009-benchmark-car--28541046https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541046Thu, 28 May 2020 14:56:21 +0000FerrariThe 458 Italia has been one of the most successful Ferraris of recent years. Presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009, it combines style and innovation like few other cars and has also picked up an impressive number of wins in its track...260automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2008-still-champions--28541045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541045Thu, 28 May 2020 14:53:18 +0000FerrariThe 2008 F1 season brought another eagerly-awaited duel between Ferrari and Mercedes. Everyone was waiting with bated breath for a repeat of the battle between Räikkönen and Hamilton, whose presence with McLaren forced Fernando Alonso to return to...293automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2007-kimi-final-masterpiece--28541043https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541043Thu, 28 May 2020 14:50:32 +0000FerrariThe 2007 F1 World Championship season has gone down as one of the most astonishing in history, although it eventually ended brilliantly for Ferrari and its tifosi. The action began on March 18 in Melbourne with a whole plethora of driver changes....321automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2006-exclusive-xx-programme--28541041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541041Thu, 28 May 2020 14:48:11 +0000FerrariAlways keen to listen to client feedback, in 2004, Ferrari spotted the potential for a programme that would first deliver owners a very extreme, leading-edge car and then allow them to make an active contribution to developing both the car itself and...256automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2005-superamerica-magic--28541040https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541040Thu, 28 May 2020 14:45:46 +0000FerrariI am always astonishing myself. It’s the only thing that makes life worth living,” said Oscar Wilde. However, it isn’t easy to amaze, especially in an industry such as the automotive one. Yet, presenting the Superamerica, Ferrari did manage to...215automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2004-unstoppable--28541039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541039Thu, 28 May 2020 14:42:16 +0000FerrariWhile in 2003 Michael Schumacher and Ferrari had to sweat until the very last race of the season before victory was theirs, 2004 was a different story altogether as the German driver and the Maranello team returned to runaway success. Their...253automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2003-remembering-agnelli--28541038https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541038Thu, 28 May 2020 14:37:28 +0000FerrariThe 2003 Formula 1 season will be remembered as one of the most hard-fought in the history of the sport. Although Michael Schumacher and Ferrari once again took both Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles, they had to battle until the very last race of the...293automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2002-homage-to-the-founder--28541037https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541037Thu, 28 May 2020 14:35:57 +0000FerrariThere have been many periods in Formula 1 when one team has dominated the action. At the start of the new millennium, Ferrari completely ruled the roost, reiterating the supremacy of its team, drivers and technology season after season. The team of...284automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2001-second-world-title--28541036https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541036Thu, 28 May 2020 14:34:14 +0000FerrariUnsurprisingly, the Scuderia Ferrari began the 2001 season as a clear favourite. The Maranello team had won both titles the previous year, and had reconfirmed its drivers and engineers. The fact that there were no huge changes to the rules also...281automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2000-21-years-later--28541033https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28541033Thu, 28 May 2020 14:32:44 +0000FerrariFerrari was raring to go at the start of the 2000 Formula 1 season, fully aware of its highly competitive package. Eddie Irvine had joined Jaguar, and the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello was set to race alongside Michael Schumacher. The team made a...284automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1999-return-to-the-top--27967354https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967354Thu, 21 May 2020 14:50:43 +0000FerrariAn unpredictable season, fought down to the wire even if, in the end, it was not to see the much-awaited Drivers͛ title return to Ferrari. But 1999 was a year that saw the Scuderia take the Constructors’ title for the first time in 16 years, since it...270automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1998-shape-and-speed--27967352https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967352Thu, 21 May 2020 14:49:15 +0000FerrariFollowing the crisis of the early nineties from 1996 Ferrari applied even more energy to the restructuring of the Formula 1 team. Michael Schumacher had joined the team as a driver and in July of that year work began on the construction of the...186automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1997-revolutionary-gearbox--27967351https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967351Thu, 21 May 2020 14:47:04 +0000FerrariSome cars, more than others, mark a great technological leap forward, drawing liberally from the best possible research and performance lab: Formula 1. This was the case with the Ferrari 355 F1 Berlinetta. The car, unveiled at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor...191automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1996-schumy-s-first--27967349https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967349Thu, 21 May 2020 14:45:12 +0000FerrariThe Monaco Grand Prix took place at the Monte Carlo circuit on 19 May 1996. Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F310 was on pole. On this unique circuit Schumacher had again displayed all his qualities. A light rain was falling over the Principality, which...246automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1995-f1-in-a-road-car--27967348https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967348Thu, 21 May 2020 14:43:36 +0000Ferrari“Just think of 4 camshafts rotating 4,300 times a minute. Imagine 60 valves opening 70 times a second and 12 pistons pumping in a blur of speed. Now also imagine that you are in there with our oil and think of the stresses it has to endure. At maximum...203automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1994-extreme-refinement--27967347https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967347Thu, 21 May 2020 14:40:47 +0000FerrariCan a masterpiece be improved by a copy made years later? The answer may be yes, looking for example at the famous “Virgin of the Rocks” by Leonardo Da Vinci. The first version of this work, now kept in the Louvre, was painted some time between 1483...231automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1993-dedicated-to-customers--27967346https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967346Thu, 21 May 2020 14:37:14 +0000FerrariOne of Ferrari’s greatest strengths has always been its focus on fostering close relations with its clients by attempting to meet as many of their needs as possible. Particularly in the case of exclusive products like sports cars, the relationship...246automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1992-a-classic-gt--27967345https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967345Thu, 21 May 2020 14:34:48 +0000FerrariIn Paris in 1992, Pininfarina presented a true Prancing Horse classic: a front-engined GT, driven by a traditional 12-cylinder engine and capable of exceptional performance. The Turin-based design house and coachbuilder fulfilled the task in admirable...186automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1991-evolution-of-an-icon--27967325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967325Thu, 21 May 2020 14:23:02 +0000FerrariIt is difficult to evolve an icon like the Testarossa. Difficult, but not impossible, and in 1992 Ferrari responded with the 512 TR. While keeping the conceptual framework that had stunned the world in 1984, the new car featured a number of external...203automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1990-100th-f1-win--27967320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27967320Thu, 21 May 2020 14:20:40 +0000FerrariOn Friday, 6 July 1990 the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet celebrated its 20th birthday by hosting the French Formula 1 GP for the final time. It was the seventh race of a season that was panning out as expected, with another great duel between...256automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1989-mansell-s-gears--27329726https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329726Thu, 14 May 2020 14:10:12 +0000FerrariMere milliseconds can make all the difference between victory and defeat. And finishing second just means being the first of the losers. That, in a nutshell, is Formula 1, the very pinnacle of motor sport in which the best teams, cars and drivers do...253automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1988-day-of-farewell--27329696https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329696Thu, 14 May 2020 14:08:42 +0000FerrariThe founder of the Prancing Horse died aged 90 years and 178 days, leaving clear instructions for the funeral ceremony and how to communicate the event. As always in life, even in anticipation of death Enzo Ferrari left nothing to chance.281automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1987-enzo-s-dream--27329669https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329669Thu, 14 May 2020 14:07:02 +0000FerrariLean, pure, extreme, uncompromising, the preserve of the lucky few. That is exactly the car Enzo Ferrari wanted to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. Lean as its name: the F40. Pure as the iconic lines of its bodywork. Extreme as the...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1986-american-surprise--27329640https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329640Thu, 14 May 2020 14:04:57 +0000FerrariSome cars have fuelled speculation and legend more than others. The Ferrari 637, named after its design number, is one such vehicle. Built in absolute secrecy in Maranello, the single-seater was designed not for Formula 1 but to send out a very clear...261automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1985-328-last-act--27329622https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329622Thu, 14 May 2020 14:03:50 +0000FerrariThe 328 GTS, along with 328 GTB coupé with fixed roof, was the last step in the development of the two-seater series with an aspirated transverse V8 engine, which began with the 308. The figures 328 refer to the 3.2-litre total displacement and the...141automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1984-masterpiece-of-style--27329603https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329603Thu, 14 May 2020 14:01:31 +0000FerrariFew cars in automotive history marked an era and defined new stylistic concepts like the Ferrari Testarossa. A remarkable example of form at the service of aerodynamics, a revolution in how to design and create a Ferrari, a supercar with no equal on...215automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1984-first-of-a-kind--27329594https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329594Thu, 14 May 2020 14:00:22 +0000FerrariIt was the first of its kind. An extreme car, which broke the mould, introducing new construction concepts and methodologies and that fully deserved it the title of supercar symbol of the 1980s. We are talking about the Ferrari GTO.215automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1983-open-air-pleasure--27329587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329587Thu, 14 May 2020 13:58:28 +0000FerrariThe redesign of the Mondial 8 in 1982– and the adoption of the new V8 engine with four valves per cylinder – laid the basis for the Cabriolet version. As usual, the announcement was strongly supported by the North American market. Not many Ferraris...138automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1982-unstoppable-308-gtb--27329551https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329551Thu, 14 May 2020 13:56:18 +0000FerrariFerrari has amassed thousands of victories on tracks around the world, writing many pages in motorsport history. However not everyone knows that the Maranello based company has also won rallies with the 308 Gr4. The idea of preparing a car for this...245automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1981-turbo-win-in-monaco--27329513https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329513Thu, 14 May 2020 13:54:55 +0000Ferrari“Rien ne va plus, les jeux sont faits!!”27 red proved the winner in the Monaco roulette of May 31 1981. By which we mean, of course, the Ferrari of Gilles Villeneuve. A car powered by a turbo engine. This was the first time in history that such a...273automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1980-4-places-8th-title--27329494https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27329494Thu, 14 May 2020 13:53:37 +0000FerrariIn 1980 Ferrari consolidated the structure of its range with two well-defined product lines linked to V12 and V8 engines.177automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1979-scheckter-world-title--26870333https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870333Thu, 07 May 2020 15:18:00 +0000FerrariThis remained Ferrari’s final Formula 1 Championship victory until the start of the Schumacher era. We are referring, of course, to the 1979 title won by Jody Scheckter at the end of a triumphant year which initially did not bode well at all for...315automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1978-prophet-at-home--26870332https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870332Thu, 07 May 2020 15:16:18 +0000FerrariIt was Friday 6 October 1978. 28 Formula 1 drivers took to the track for the tests of the first Canadian Grand Prix on the new circuit, created on the side roads of the island of Notre-Dame, in Montreal, Quebec. The track replaced the one at Mosport...267automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1977-niki-double--26870324https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870324Thu, 07 May 2020 15:14:43 +0000FerrariThe 1976 season left a very bad taste in Ferrari’s mouth because of how it ended, after Niki Lauda decided to retire on the second lap of the rain-drenched Japanese GP. As a result, the title went to James Hunt in the McLaren, so the Austrian’s...281automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1976-automatically-lovely--26870316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870316Thu, 07 May 2020 15:13:30 +0000FerrariA new Ferrari was launched at the 1976 Paris Motor Show, much like at every other edition of the show. Maranello knows how to spring a surprise, keeping everyone on tenterhooks to find out about a new car, whether it is in terms of the line,...151automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1975-first-time--26870310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870310Thu, 07 May 2020 15:11:32 +0000FerrariThe 308 line is perhaps the most familiar to the many Ferrari fans around the world. This is in part because it was the car driven by Magnum P.I. in the TV series of the same name, but it is also known for its longevity as it remained on the market...186automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1975-lauda-champion--26870307https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870307Thu, 07 May 2020 15:09:56 +0000FerrariA stroke of genius and a little luck is all it takes to change a period of inertia, altering the course of events, and fate itself. And indeed, at the beginning on 1975, Ferrari’s fate in the F1 title race seemed sealed, but it only took one event –...313automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1974-fever-at-50--26870304https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870304Thu, 07 May 2020 15:07:22 +0000Ferrari1974 was an important year for Ferrari in F1. It marked the rebirth of the racing team via a process of radical reorganisation, characterised by the arrival of a host of new names both at management level and among the team’s drivers: this marked an...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1973-dino-308-gt4-arrives--26870299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870299Thu, 07 May 2020 15:05:50 +0000FerrariThe Dino 308 GT4 is certainly like no other Ferrari. The new car marked several “firsts” for Maranello, although initially it only carried the Dino name. It was the first production road car with a V8 engine, and the first mid-engine 4-seater although...220automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1972-home-track--26870298From a financial perspective, the deal with Fiat had left Ferrari with no money worries whatsoever. Furthermore, the company already owned a piece of land on which to build the circuit – an agricultural plot near the factory in Maranello, adjacent to the town of Fiorano Modenese.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870298Thu, 07 May 2020 15:04:36 +0000FerrariAs a result of the continuing restrictions on the use of the Modena Autodrome to test cars, for safety reasons in particular, Enzo Ferrari began to think about building a private track, to be used for testing both production models and racing cars....From a financial perspective, the deal with Fiat had left Ferrari with no money worries whatsoever. Furthermore, the company already owned a piece of land on which to build the circuit – an agricultural plot near the factory in Maranello, adjacent to the town of Fiorano Modenese.]]>220automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1972-clean-sweep-for-312-p--26870295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870295Thu, 07 May 2020 15:02:04 +0000FerrariThe rules of the World Sportscar Championship for Makes changed again in 1972, bringing an end to the era of 5-litre sports cars exceeding 25 models produced. The new regulations brought in the new 3-litre Group 6 cars, to focus on the development of...206automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1971-the-365-gt4-bb--26870283This is the case at the 1971 Turin Motor Show with the première of the 365 GT4 BB, the heir of the 365 GTB4.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870283Thu, 07 May 2020 14:59:45 +0000FerrariFerrari has always known how to astonish; indeed, this is one of the marque’s great strengths. Just as we think that each new model is the most beautiful of all, the next one comes along and immediately steals the limelight, with innovative design and...This is the case at the 1971 Turin Motor Show with the première of the 365 GT4 BB, the heir of the 365 GTB4.]]>270automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1970-the-512-s-miracle--26870282https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26870282Thu, 07 May 2020 14:57:05 +0000FerrariIn the second half of 1969, after selling 50% of the company to Fiat, Enzo Ferrari was able to kick off a fresh project, building a new sports-prototype for the 5-litre class. In order to obtain type-approval for the model, 25 units had to be built....298automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1969-a-new-partner--26412795https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412795Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:58 +0000FerrariOn 21 June 1969, it was announced that 50% of Ferrari had been bought by Fiat. However, the two brands shared a close relationship even before then, with their first collaborative project dating back to 1950.239automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1969-masters-of-europe--26412776https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412776Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:53 +0000FerrariPeter Schetty was a young, wealthy Swiss, backed by a family that owned a textile business that wanted to see him run the company with his father. He had a passion for racing though, and showed his talent with a second place in the GT category of the...249automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1969-dino-of-tasmania--26412750https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412750Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:48 +0000FerrariLife is really strange. Chris Amon went down in history for never having won a Formula 1 World Championship race, although he was close more than once and drove a Ferrari for several seasons.249automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1968-argentine-tango--26412735https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412735Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:42 +0000FerrariThe South American Temporada was, for years, an appendix at the end of the Formula 1 World Championship season, its four races in December held during summer in the southern hemisphere. The constructors were always very interested for the same reasons.267automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1968-tribute-to-the-triumph--26412731https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412731Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:36 +0000FerrariOn the occasion of the 1968 Paris Motor Show, Ferrari presented another of its masterpieces, one of the most popular among enthusiasts and collectors. A true star, an icon, a myth: the Daytona, the unofficial name given to the car by the press to...236automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1967-legendary-finish--26412716https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412716Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:24 +0000Ferrari4-5 February: Three Ferraris – two 330 P4s and a 412 P – take the first three places in the 24 Hours of Daytona Ferrari’s refusal to agree to sell the company to Ford in 1963 gave rise to an intense sporting rivalry, with endurance races serving as...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1966-365-p-jewel--26412714https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412714Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:18 +0000FerrariWhen it comes to the most precious jewels, the finest works of art, or the most exclusive tailored clothes, only very few, perhaps even just one, are ever made. Ferrari can boast many famous international masterpieces.191automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1965-victory-at-targa--26412712https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412712Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:10 +0000FerrariNino Vaccarella, nicknamed “The Flying Principal”, is one of the Targa Florio’s mythical figures: he is the local hero, the darling of the crowd, and they scrawl his name on the walls along the route. Vaccarella could boast three wins and two third...239automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1964-hero-of-the-two-worlds--26412710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412710Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:36:02 +0000FerrariThe year 1964 was historic for the racing world: “Big John” succeeded in his quest to become the Formula 1 World Champion. John Surtees’ exceptional achievement was to be the first and only person ever to win the title of World Champion on both two...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1963-le-mans-italy--26412699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412699Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:35:54 +0000FerrariFerrari’s history is full of many glorious moments. However, some episodes fill our hearts with pride more than others. Moments in which Ferrari’s overwhelming power crushes its opponents. 16 June 1963 is a date that remains carved in the annals of...217automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1962-masterpiece--26412697https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412697Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:35:42 +0000Ferrari24 February – the Ferrari 250 GTO was presented, a car that went on to win the International Championship for GT Manufacturers in 1962, 1963, and 1964 The year 1962 saw the arrival of the model, that more than any other, represents the quintessence of...217automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1961-red-monopoly--26412568https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412568Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:24:27 +0000FerrariThere are times in life when everything goes well, bringing joy and success, loads of success! The year 1961 was destined to be one of the best for Enzo Ferrari. The Prancing Horse became the embodiment of speed on four wheels. His Scuderia was the...225automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1960-series-begins--26412566https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26412566Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:24:16 +0000FerrariEnzo Ferrari, Stirling Moss and a marriage that wasn’t going to happen in F1. Yet it was not for trying. In September 1951, Moss was third at Monza in the 4th GP Autodromo for Formula 2s, beaten by Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi.255automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1959-american-resistance--25952221https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952221Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:49 +0000FerrariOn the back of the conquest of three world titles in 1958, the Drivers’ and Constructors’in F1 and the World Sportscar Championship, Scuderia Ferrari prepared for the new season with a certain degree of confidence.206automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1958-elegant-champion--25952219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952219Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:42 +0000FerrariEnglishman Mike Hawthorn was one of the most original and eccentric drivers in motor racing history. Flamboyant in lifestyle and dress, he always wore a green waist-length jacket, white shirt and bow tie when he raced.246automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1957-california-dreaming--25952217https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952217Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:36 +0000FerrariSome cars have left their mark right from the start. True icons, by dint of their design, performance, and victories: the 250 GT California Spider is one of them. It was the brainchild of Luigi Chinetti, a US Ferrari importer and personal friend of...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1957-last-mille-miglia--25952216https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952216Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:31 +0000FerrariThe year 1957 was a very difficult one for Enzo Ferrari as well as the year when Piero Taruffi, known as “the silver fox” with his white hair, retired from racing. Early in the season, the Ferrari squadron for the Formula 1 and Sports-prototype world...230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1956-fangio-champion--25952209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952209Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:26 +0000FerrariOn the eve of the 1956 Formula1 World Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio and the Scuderia Ferrari agreed to tackle the season together. The Argentinian-born son of Italian emigrants, Fangio already had three titles under his belt from 1951, 1954 and...340automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1955-the-lady-of-the-coupe--25952205https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952205Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:18 +0000FerrariUnveiled at the 1954 Paris Motor Show, the 250 Europa GT was an immediate success, giving an immediate boost to other projects being developed on that template. At the time, examples of any particular model were not all alike. They varied in function...217automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1954-queen-of-paris--25952204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952204Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:12 +0000FerrariThe 1954 Paris Motor Show marked a turning point for Maranello’s road car production. The City of Light – and no other setting could have been more appropriate – saw the unveiling of the 250 Europa GT, then called the 250 GT, designed by Pinin Farina....160automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1954-last-pan-american--25952199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952199Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:26:05 +0000FerrariThe Carrera Panamericana holds a special place in the motorsport history books, regarded now as one of the most gruelling endurance races to ever have taken place. More than just a race, it was an exhausting cross-Atlantic adventure. 3,000 kilometres...343automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1953-sportscar-champions--25952192https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952192Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:25:58 +0000FerrariWhile the F1 World Championship has always been seen as the very top echelon of motorsport, sports cars were actually more successful commercially and as technical test benches for a long period of time. Open-top two-seaters that could be either used...326automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1952-victory-for-ascari--25952190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952190Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:25:52 +0000FerrariOn September 7 1952, Monza crowned a new king when Alberto Ascari won his sixth consecutive grand prix to become, very deservedly, F1 World Champion and give the Scuderia Ferrari its first Drivers’ World title. Ascari had completely dominated the...204automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1952-marzotto-s-monaco-win--25952061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952061Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:25:41 +0000FerrariPerhaps not everybody knows that the Monaco Grand Prix was not always a Formula 1 affair. Before it became one of the key F1 races, between 1929 and 1952 other categories and sports cars competed in the famous race. That last year holds a special...191automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1951-first-f1-win--25952056https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25952056Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:25:34 +0000FerrariWhen, in 1951, Gonzalez and his Ferrari left the 159 and the entire Alfa team in his wake for the first time in the history of our direct clashes, I cried for joy. But mixed in with those tears of enthusiasm were tears of pain because that day, I...210automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1950-debut-in-f1--25951147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25951147Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:25:18 +0000FerrariAlthough life had come to a standstill during the war, by 1950 the world was a whirlwind of activity. People were eager to get going again, to rebuild their country and lives, to channel their energy and resources into new challenges.246automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1950-a-red-mille-miglia--25951144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25951144Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:25:09 +0000FerrariGiannino Marzotto, nicknamed ‘The Flying Count’, was one of the most famous gentleman drivers, but his real job was in the textile industry. However, he was certainly made of the right material – so to speak – to race as a professional.246automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1949-triumph-at-le-mans--25526482https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25526482Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:15:54 +0000FerrariThe hours seemed to crawl by and eventually he began losing track of them. But, nonetheless, Luigi Chinetti continued to clutch the steering wheel of his car as it ate up the asphalt on a circuit he now knew by heart. It was a long haul. Very long....206automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1948-launch-of-ferrari-166-mm--25526483https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25526483Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:12:13 +0000FerrariOn September 15 1948, Ferrari unveiled a car at a motor show for the very first time.230automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1947-first-victory--25495454https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25495454Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:05:30 +0000FerrariThere’s a first time for everything, be it your first day at school or the day you started your first job. These events live on inside you as memories.249automotive,ferrari,history,sportfalsefull