Ferrari’s Technological Innovations Part 2: The Revolution of the Early Years

Enzo Ferrari always aimed for victory: "second place is just the first loser", he would remind his team, urging them never to forget their mission: to win. This drive for success fueled the technological innovations introduced by Ferrari from 1947, when he unveiled his first car, the 125 S. These innovations were born from the insights and experiences of men, mostly engineers, who brought significant and profound advances to both racing and road cars. The key point is this: not inventions, although there were many and some were quite successful, but innovative ideas originally developed for other fields, particularly aviation, that were applied to competition cars.