A Brief History of Formula One

Red Menace
The two red Ferraris of Gilles Villeneuve (L) and Jody Scheckter (R) lead the pack after the start of the 1979 USA West Grand Prix in Long Beach, California. Founded in Modena, Italy, in 1929, Scuderia Ferarri was all about racing. After the death of its founder Enzo Ferarri in 1988 the team struggled but eventually re-discovered racing success with the 1996 signing of rising star Michael Schumacher and technical director Ross Brawn.

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