Ferrari's tribute to Enzo Ferrari, who died 34 years ago

Enzo Ferrari died on August 14, 1988 at the age of 90. The founder of the legendary Italian brand is celebrated this August 14, 2022 by the Head of the design office of the Maranello manufacturer, Flavio Manzoni.

The Italian designer was commissioned to draw a portrait of the “Commendatore” derived from a famous photo when he was still a young pilot in pre-war Italy:

On this day, after 34 years of his passing, we remember Enzo Ferrari. So we asked #Ferrari Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni to create an iconic portrait where we can see Enzo Ferrari's eyes looking towards the future: a statement to his attitude. #RememberingEnzo

— Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy (@insideFDA) August 14

“When the idea of ​​doing this portrait arose, I was immediately interested, explains Flavio Manzoni, responsible for the styling of production cars produced by the Prancing Horse since 2010. The more I thought about this project, the more fascinated I became. It was a real opportunity to get into the mind of Enzo Ferrari, and above all, to capture what you can already see in his youthful expression, that brilliance, the drive to surpass himself and achieve things. very large.

In the original photograph he is looking at the camera, but I would prefer the idea of ​​him looking away towards the horizon. He was always looking towards the future, and this is what he transmitted to us through his work. What we do every day at Ferrari is a challenge to ourselves but also to the outside world, in order to create something new, extraordinary, superlative. »

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