Enzo Ferrari: The Many Lives, Loves, and Affairs of a Racing Empire

Enzo Ferrari. Merely speaking his name aloud conjures up grandiose images of a titan of motorsport: his towering presence, the dark sunglasses obscuring his eyes. He is the man behind the legendary Scuderia Ferrari, a team that has competed in every single Formula 1 season since the sport was born in 1950, and whose legacy extended back decades even before. Even today, the inimitable Enzo still casts a broad shadow over the motorsport.

We know his accomplishments as a racer, a team leader, and a constructor. We know the idiosyncratic way he ruled over the Scuderia, like a military strategist ruthlessly playing both sides of a chess board. And we also know the exceptional accolades that the team has amassed even in the wake of Ferrari's death. 

But Enzo Ferrari was far from perfect. Between a tumultuous marriage, and extramarital affair that brought him his only living son, and an ever-revolving cast of girlfriends, Ferrari's love life alone could fill the pages of any autobiography — and today on “Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys,” his love life — and its impact on his company — is exactly what we're going to discuss.

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Episode Bibliography: 

• Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races by Brock Yates

• Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire by Luca dal Monte

• The Limit: Life and Death on the Grand Prix Circuit by Michael Cannell

• https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2024/56/laura-ferrari-the-driving-force-behind-enzos-empire/

• https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1994/34/enzo-ferraris-right-h/ 

• https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/jan/23/formulaone.comment 

• https://thinkdesignmagazine.blogspot.com/2012/06/fiamma-breschi-first-lady-of-formula.html

• https://www.lanazione.it/pisa/2009/06/29/198198-donna_creo_anima_stile_cavallino.shtml