Maserati 250F.
"here is Fangio"
It’s the 1957 German GP at the Nurburgring, the world’s greatest circuit. Another race for the world’s greatest driver, Juan Manuel Fangio, to reach his fifth World championship. After winning with Alfa Romeo, Mercedes and Ferrari will the Argentinian be able to beat the “neighbors” from Maranello on his new Maserati 250F?
“Here is Fangio” is all the two Ferrari drivers could say listening to the sound of that 2.5 litre straight six engine getting closer. And it was all the spectators could say admiring the show. In ten laps the Argentinian, aged 46, managed to beat the track record Nine times. This allowed him to overtake the two red cars from Maranello and bring the cup to Modena, but in a different headquarter. The headquarter showing a Trident in a shield. Trident that based on the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna, not by chance, represents strength, vigor and nothing less than the characteristic symbol of the company’s original home city.
“That day, I felt like the track held no more secrets for me” said Juan Manuel after making the history of the Motorsport and of the Italian sport cars manufacturer. Today we see that Trident on a car and we see part of the Italian culture. But when we see it on a 250F race car we can only admire the show, free our minds and listen to the sound to feel like the Motorsport held no more secrets for the younger ones.
Here is the Maserati 250F. Here is Fangio.
