Project introduction

The idea of writing about these topics, of creating a site and a series of books, as well as having the honor of being the president of a Ferrari club stems from the desire, at a specific moment in my life, to express myself by sharing moments of my childhood, stories, players and places that have colored it.

Brigitte Bardot on a red Ferrari.

The historical period from the 50s to the 80s, with different levels of intensity, has seen the most flourishing bloom ever of many of the aspects that a man and a Ferrari and Formula 1 fan can dream of.

Formula 1 has passed over the years from being a category of motor racing, followed only by enthusiasts and technicians who watched it on circuits in the absence of television, to a social phenomenon with a following that records higher growth rates than any other sporting event, involving a cross-cutting and global audience. An audience interested in Formula 1 and in Ferrari which is its queen.

The organizers of F1 circus provide information relating to the current Formula 1. Ferrari informs about its production cars and the competitions in which it participates, delegating interaction with the fans to its clubs.

1976 Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder. The pack is led by Niki Lauda in the n.1 Ferrari 312 T2. In the n.11 McLaren M23 was James Hunt followed by Clay Regazzoni in the n.2.

According to the writer, there is a wealth of information related to Formula 1 and the Ferrari world, especially about the past and in particular the roaring years mentioned above, which has not yet been organized or released in a language spread worldwide to the huge public available.

And this is the aim of the website, as well as of the other forms of diffusion adopted by us (radio, books, digital applications, social networks, photographs, videos and events), to transfer this universe of facts, experiences, stories, legends to those who have not had the good fortune to experience or even get to know them.

A high and complex mission that makes us happy in many moments of our days.

Ayrton Senna, McLaren, Belgium 1989.

The deeds of these giants who handed over their lives to a corner should be taught in schools. Another world, other values. But there is something that links the two epochs and colors today's otherwise gray time.

A Red car.

Valerio Palmigiano

President of SFC Riga - Latvia