Category Mechanics
Testing the Sharknose
It is early March 1961 and Ferrari is holding a test of their new rear-engined 156F1 at the Modena Aerautodromo. Here in the pits is the new car with its 65° 1.5 liter Dino V6. It seemed a far more aggressive shape than the ungainly-looking prototype which had appeared with the 246F1 motor in 1960. […]
The Victor
Stirling Moss has another win, this time for Maserati at the Monaco Grand Prix which took place on May 13, 1956. He has received the winner’s trophy from Prince Rainier and is back on the harbor straight to congratulate his mechanics as the officials carry his winnings. 100 laps of Monaco over three hours was […]
Three Brave Men
Here is Mike Hawthorn about to go out to practice for the 500 Miles of Monza, also called the Race of Two Worlds, which would take place on the Monza banked oval on June 29, 1958. The 1958 race was the second of the two such “Monzanapolis” races between European cars and Indy roadsters. It […]
Test for a Le Mans Winner
It is early June 1961 at the Modena Aerautodromo track right in Modena, often used for testing by Ferrari, Maserati and various other racing teams. Here Richie Ginther is sliding into a Ferrari 250TRI/61 which is already wearing its assigned number for the Le Mans 24 Hours which will take place on June 10-11. This […]
The Lineup at Le Mans
It is early afternoon at Le Mans, just a couple of hours before the start of the 1957 running of Les 24 Heures du Mans. Cars from the Ferrari team are being lined up in front of the pits, ready for the start that is about to come. On the left is a Ferrari 315 Sport that will be […]
In the Mountains of Sicily
High in the hills of Sicily, near the village of Polizzi, there was a Ferrari service point during the Targa Florio. Here a Ferrari mechanic signals to Ricardo Rodriguez at the wheel of a Ferrari 246SP. Rodriguez drove with Belgians “Wild Willy” Mairesse and Olivier Gendebien to win this grueling race which ran for over […]
Giulio Borsari – Ferrari Racing Mechanic
You will see many photographs of drivers, but relatively few of those who make it happen, the racing mechanics. Giulio Borsari who passed away on March 27 of this year at the age of 88 here stands next to a Ferrari 312/F1 during practice for the 1967 French Grand Prix at Le Mans. Borsari spent […]
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