Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine - the complete autobiography of the creator of the Ferrari racing team

Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine - the complete autobiography of the creator of the Ferrari racing team

Everything you need to know about the obsession of one of the most powerful men of the last century

Scuderia Ferrari is the most common and most successful team in Formula 1. It is more than an institution in motor racing. The Italian car brand has always been among the leading teams in the most prestigious race and has 16 Constructors' and 15 Drivers' titles. However, all this is unthinkable without the great Enzo Ferrari. The former racer is the creator of this team and for many years he successfully managed the Ferrari teams in every single competition. Enzo Ferrari is arguably the most spectacular figure in the world of motorsport.

No wonder he has a wonderful autobiography written about him. It is about the book "Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine", or in English "Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine". Unfortunately, this creation of Brock Yates cannot be found translated into Bulgarian, but the book is available in English in many online bookstores, as well as for "Kindel".

We should not be surprised by the words written on the back cover, which is a quote from an article in the British Observer newspaper, which claims: "This book is remarkable and provocative." This is absolutely true. In it you will not only read about the life, successes and difficulties of Enzo Ferrari. You will understand what the Ferrari brand means to everyone, especially to the talented driver. You will learn how for more than 70 years he has successfully dominated all the races in which he participated. You can understand how it takes so long to build cars that are championships and always competitive if there is someone to beat them on the track.

After the Pope, Enzo Ferrari is the most revered man in all of Italy, and that is no accident. The image that the media has built on him over the years is that of a noble man, but in fact at times he appears as a ruthless despot who, driven mad by his desire for success, makes his subordinates surpass themselves at all costs, and especially the pilots driving his cars.

The autobiography, written by Brock Yates, penetrates Ferrari's elaborate veneer and reveals the truth behind the strange relationship between Enzo and his workers, his work with Mussolini's fascists and his fanatical obsession with even more speed on the track. You will be able to read and figure out for yourself whether one of the most powerful and mysterious men of the last century is another mad genius or just a tyrant determined to achieve success at any cost. All this, thanks to the wonderful work of Yates, who does not shy away from seriously penetrating the interior of the Ferrari and delving into the smallest detail, revealing the whole essence of the creator of the racing team.

In the book, no detail is missed, from Enzo's strange relationship with his illegitimate son to the brilliant marketing image of the famous Italian brand. The myth of Scuderia Ferrari is debunked to bring to the fore the personal qualities, flaws and hypocrisy of an extremely successful entrepreneur and businessman. In this autobiography, it becomes clear that Enzo himself is not the man with the great ideas, not the engineering genius with a revolutionary approach.

In addition, bare extremely interestingly described the early stages of the development of Grand Prix racing before the war, on the extremely dangerous inter-city roads, where sometimes insane races were held to tickle the egos of the "big ones" like Ferrari.

A must read for all motorsports fans. This is the definitive autobiography of Enzo Ferrari, written by a quality journalist whose works are often among the bestsellers mostly in Connectthese states. Still, Brock Yates left such a lasting legacy that just a few months after his death he was inducted into the US Motorsports Hall of Fame. One of the reasons is this book.