Enzo Ferrari, an Italian legend
法拉利,意大利的傳奇

恩佐·法拉利(Enzo Ferrari)出生于1898年,并于1988年去世。他讓世界各地的快餐車和賽車都知道他的名字。

Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 and died in 1988. He made his name known all over the world for fast cars and motor racing. Ferrari was an Italian car driver and businessman. He founded the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team (斯卡得利亞?法拉利大獎賽車隊(duì)). It became the most successful Formula 1 team in history. Ferrari also built a factory to produce super-fast sports cars.

Ferrari was born in Modena (摩德納), Italy. He grew up with a passion for fast cars and racing. He served in the Italian Army during World War I. After he returned home, he tried to find a job at FIAT (菲亞特汽車公司), without success. He joined a smaller car company and took up racing in 1919 but wasn’t so successful.

In 1920, Ferrari joined Alfa Romeo (阿爾法?羅密歐車隊(duì)) and did well as a racer throughout the 1920s. He managed a team of 40 drivers and took responsibility for the development of Alfa’s cars. Ferrari resigned from Alfa and went his own way, setting up his own company in 1947. He built a car to participate in the very first Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950.

Ferrari’s first victory came in the British Grand Prix (英國大獎賽) in 1951. The first championship came in the 1952-53 season. Ferrari started making sports cars in order to finance his Formula 1 and other motor races. Ferrari headed the company until he stepped down in 1971. He died in his hometown of Modena. His name is the most famous in motor sports.

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