Red Dynasty: Ferrari Team Illustrated History

Author: (German) Zapparoni
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This is a book officially approved to describe the history of the Ferrari team, and its author, Alberto Sepeolini, was granted access to those who wrote this remarkable victory story. Sepeolini is the editor-in-chief of the sports and automotive columns of Italy's major daily newspaper, Corriere della Sera. He has reported and interviewed for over 200 Grand Prix races. The photographer of the book's images, Michel Comte, is one of the hottest photographers in Europe today, pursued by top global commercial brands. Companies that have commissioned him for advertising include Armani, Chanel, Lanc?me, Nike, Versace, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Chrysler, and BMW. Recently, he has been entrusted with reporting tasks for the Red Cross in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia.
The story of "Ferrari Formula" dates back to the early 1990s. At that time, Ferrari had already transformed into something entirely different. Luca di Montezemolo, who had already become Enzo Ferrari's trusted assistant in the 1970s, took over the company and team in 1990 and launched a revitalization plan. In this process, he built a "dream team" and ruled the Formula One world with absolute authority. In 1993, Montezemolo hired Jean Todt, a calm and meticulous Frenchman, who was also a rally co-driver and the owner of "Peugeot Sport." The next cornerstone was laid in 1996 with the arrival of world champion Michael Schumacher. Schumacher had already won the world drivers' championship twice, but he knew that true glory could only come from success with Ferrari.
Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne joined Paul Martinelli's technical team, and the dream team was finally formed. Together with Girolamo Simon, they laid the foundation for this unstoppable team of engineers, which remains a crucial factor for any successful Formula One team today. By 1997, Ferrari once again challenged for two championship titles, but success slipped away from them at the last race. This failure was repeated the following year. However, in 1999, they won the team championship title, marking the first time they broke the record with a five-consecutive championship victory (from 1999 to 2003, the Ferrari team won the team championship title for five consecutive years).
A year later, on October 12, at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, Schumacher brought back the drivers' championship title for Ferrari, finally granting them the championship they had craved for 22 years. Since then, the Ferrari team, which grew up in the small town near Modena, has claimed all the honors. In "Ferrari Formula Racing," 140 specially authorized images vividly capture the passion, emotion, and secrets behind the realization of these dreams.