Enzo Ferrari.
An audience with the pope of motorsport
The technical briefing was winding down. A dozen American journalists were asking questions, the depth of which suggest the knowledge/experience of the source. We had been in a half-lit room watching and listening and interrogating the bright young engineering talent of Ferrari’s future for over an hour. The room was softly lit by sunlight making its way through the translucent drapes across the wall in front of us. Dr. Emelio Anchisi, then the Director of Ferrari North America, was looking anxious and mentioned the time to the presenters. Suddenly the door to our right opened and was held open by Piero Lardi Ferrari and in walked his dad. [Read more…] about A Car Life, by Larry Crane