Enzo Ferrari, an Italian legend
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Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 and died in 1988. He made his name known all over the world for fast cars and motor racing. Ferrari was an Italian car driver and businessman. He founded the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team (斯卡得利亚·法拉利大奖赛车队). It became the most successful Formula 1 team in history. Ferrari also built a factory to produce super-fast sports cars.
Ferrari was born in Modena (摩德纳), Italy. He grew up with a passion for fast cars and racing. He served in the Italian Army during World War I. After he returned home, he tried to find a job at FIAT (菲亚特汽车公司), without success. He joined a smaller car company and took up racing in 1919 but wasn’t so successful.
In 1920, Ferrari joined Alfa Romeo (阿尔法·罗密欧车队) and did well as a racer throughout the 1920s. He managed a team of 40 drivers and took responsibility for the development of Alfa’s cars. Ferrari resigned from Alfa and went his own way, setting up his own company in 1947. He built a car to participate in the very first Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950.
Ferrari’s first victory came in the British Grand Prix (英国大奖赛) in 1951. The first championship came in the 1952-53 season. Ferrari started making sports cars in order to finance his Formula 1 and other motor races. Ferrariheaded the company until he stepped down in 1971. He died in his hometown of Modena. His name is the most famous in motor sports.
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