Italiani famosi: Enzo Ferrari by: Anthony Senese Jr.

Enzo Ferrari

By:Anthony Senese Jr.

1. Why is this person important?

Enzo Ferrari, the iconic founder of the world renown Italian luxury car known as Ferrari. As a young boy being interested in cars and especially racing, Enzo later created Scuderia Ferrari in 1929. Scuderia Ferrari is the racing sector of Ferrari which deals with Formula 1 cars. Enzo’s Scuderia Ferrari is noted to the oldest team in Grand Prix racing and most successful in F1 racing.

2. Why did you choose this person? How does her/his life relate to you?

I chose Enzo Ferrari because Ferrari is my favorite car and being Italian made it also gives me a sense of pride and admiration that Italians created such a beautiful and dynamic piece of machinery. Although I do not race cars we relate to each other by being the same nationality and sharing an interest in automobiles.

3. If she/he had never existed, would the world be different from how we know it now? Why?

If Enzo Ferrari never existed the world would be a different place than now because it would be missing a man that started an amazing automobile and racing series known to man.

4. If you could meet that person, what would you ask her/him?

If I could meet Mr. Ferrari my first question would be “May I drive a Ferrari?!” I would ask about his life and what really lead him to create such an amazing car. Hopefully by the end of our conversation we would become friends.

5. Do you think the fact this person was Italian played a role in his/her achievement?

Yes, I believe the fact that Enzo Ferrari was Italian played a role in his achievements because Italy is a very prominent figure in the world involving luxury, innovation, quality of life, culture, fashion, and many more. The fact that Enzo constructed a car that met such criteria and possibly exceeded it just adds to the history of the nation. Italian is such a beautiful language and the whole aura of Ferrari would not be the same if he was not Italian.