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The ATS Tipo 100 Formula 1 car was presented in 1962 as a project that aimed to rival Ferrari, both in Formula 1 and in the road car sector.
When the ATS Tipo 100 Formula 1 car was presented at Hotel Baglioni in Bologna, in the winter between 1962 and 1963, there was a small detail that did not escape the attention of the media and gave everyone an indication of the precariousness of a project that was as ambitious as it was reckless. The engineer Carlo Chiti, who had left Ferrari a few months earlier, while praising his new-born creature, mentioned its compactness and its low drag coefficient.
<font size="3">The ATS Tipo 100 Formula 1 single-seat racing car built to compete in the 1963 season by the group of engineers who left Ferrari that included Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini. Drivers Phil Hill and Giancarlo Baghetti also came from Maranello</font>
