Antonio Ascari: The European Champion the Sport Killed Before He Could Lift the Crown Let me start with the coincidence, because there isn’t another way to start. Two men dead at age 36. Both on the 26th day of the month. Both four days after surviving a serious accident. Both at the exit of a … Read more
Ugo Sivocci: The Missing Corner of the Quadrifoglio Next time you see an Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio, lean in and look at the badge on the front wing. Forget for a second that the four-leaf clover is one of the most recognisable performance markers in motoring, alongside the M of BMW M Sport, the AMG of … Read more
Vittorio Jano: the engineer who designed the engines that won for Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Ferrari, and whom almost nobody remembers Here’s a question. If you walked into Goodwood next summer, stopped any ten people in the paddock, and asked them to name the most influential engine designer in the history of Italian motorsport, what … Read more
