Michael Schumacher was “loved” by Gianni Agnelli, the man who saved Ferrari
Fiat’s Agnelli prevented Ferrari fro🦋m going bust in 1969 then, after founder Enzo Ferrari died,ꦏ he owned 90 percent of the famous manufacturer.
Agnelli fell in love with the F1 team and oversaw some legendary d𝕴rivers claim their championships.
“His fav🐼ourite driver was 𝐆the one who won,” Agnelli’s grandson Lapo Elkann told Oggi magazine.
“🌄I think that’s why he loved Michael Schumacher.
“Then he liked 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Gilles Villeneuve, his way of driving.
“And 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ayrton Senna, who♌, had he not died so tragically, would have come to Ferrari the following year. ▨;
“He loved talent and courage and also recognised them in his opponents. 🎐Heꦦ was a true sportsman.”
Agnelli, who died in 2003, was remembered: “He saved the Prancing Horse, preventing it from bei𒆙ng sold to the Americans. Then he chose the right people: [former Ferrari chairman] Luca di Montezemolo and Jean Todt.
“He loved Ferrari cars a𓃲nd he loved a💯ll the beautiful things in life. It’s not enough to be rich to appreciate beauty. Taste cannot be bought.”
Heading into the 2023 season Ferrari, under ౠnew team principal Frederic Vasseur, hope to win a first drivers’ title since 2007 through Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F𒉰1.
