10:00 – 11:00 | Conference Room

Book Presentation: Ferrari – Crisis and Redemption. From Surtees to Hamilton: Disputes, Tragedies, Flops and Triumphs of the Prancing Horse in Formula 1 by Adriano Cisario

Ferrari is a legend — there’s no doubt about it. After all, the Maranello-based team is the only one to have competed in every single Formula 1 World Championship season since its debut in 1950, the premier class of motorsport. But passion, experience, and total dedication are not always enough to guarantee success.

After its early global triumphs with Ascari (1952 and 1953), Fangio (1956), Hawthorn (1958), Hill (1961), and Surtees (1964), Ferrari had to endure three long periods of intermittent drought: the first was ended by Niki Lauda in 1975 after eleven years; the second lasted from Jody Scheckter’s 1979 victory until the beginning of the Schumacher era in 2000; and the third — unfortunately still ongoing — began after Kimi Räikkönen’s 2007 title win.

Adriano Cisario, a leading expert in Ferrari affairs, examines these challenging phases, pinpointing turning points, revisiting key decisions that shaped (and sometimes shook) Ferrari’s path over the years, and uncovering lesser-known facts, curiosities, and surprising quotes.

For instance: how many know that in 1982 Enzo Ferrari had already decided to part ways with Gilles Villeneuve? Or that in 1992, Ferrari seriously considered pulling out of Formula 1 altogether? Or even that Alain Prost was ready to return in 1996, only to be “burned” by Michael Schumacher’s arrival?

Story by story, the book brings us to the present day — from the disappointment of Sebastian Vettel’s non-renewed contract to Ferrari’s latest bold move: signing superstar Lewis Hamilton. He, too, has been enduring a personal title drought since 2020 and is determined to write a new, legendary chapter with the Scuderia in Formula 1 history.