Etruscan Grand Prix
Sep. 13th, 2020 09:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rain_gryphonSo, we finally had a GP from Mugello. I had been certain that it was used once before, although apparently that was wrong. It seems to have hosted testing sessions once, which I suppose is what I was remembering. A lovely track nonetheless, with a long high speed straight. They had, hands down, the very best rendition of "Fratelli d'Italia" that I've ever heard.
Sadly, it turned into a bit of a demolition derby. The first big one with Verstappen you could kind of see coming, when they were packing his engine management unit full of ice before the race. I'm sure the crew didn't expect it to die quite that quickly, but still... It's sad that electronics so dominate racing design these days, but I suppose it's inevitable. The big pile-up on the restart was just plain dumbassery.
It was celebrated as Ferrari's one thousandth F1 race under the current system, although certainly not their one thousandth GP, and I have my doubts about the count anyway, considering that for 1952-53 F1 was more or less suspended in favour of the F2 rules. They have, however, raced in every points-system F1 race except the very first one, the British GP for 1950.
They painted their cars a deep blood-red, which I'd have called Maserati red, but was apparently Ferrari's original 1950 paint scheme, which I'd not known. Both the Scuderia's drivers finished in the points, which was at least a nice consolation prize in a somewhat lacklustre year.
Sadly, it turned into a bit of a demolition derby. The first big one with Verstappen you could kind of see coming, when they were packing his engine management unit full of ice before the race. I'm sure the crew didn't expect it to die quite that quickly, but still... It's sad that electronics so dominate racing design these days, but I suppose it's inevitable. The big pile-up on the restart was just plain dumbassery.
It was celebrated as Ferrari's one thousandth F1 race under the current system, although certainly not their one thousandth GP, and I have my doubts about the count anyway, considering that for 1952-53 F1 was more or less suspended in favour of the F2 rules. They have, however, raced in every points-system F1 race except the very first one, the British GP for 1950.
They painted their cars a deep blood-red, which I'd have called Maserati red, but was apparently Ferrari's original 1950 paint scheme, which I'd not known. Both the Scuderia's drivers finished in the points, which was at least a nice consolation prize in a somewhat lacklustre year.
