World Champion

It’s worth remembering something that tends to be forgotten: In order to defeat Alfa Romeo in Formula 1, Enzo Ferrari hadn’t hesitated to make a major investment by betting on a normally-aspirated engine rather than a supercharged one. An investment that would have been justified if the World Championship Formula had lasted more than two years, which is exactly what happened. In 1954, a new regulation limiting engine capacity to 2,500cc had already been planned for, while in 1952 and 1953 they would have raced with their Formula 2 single-seaters, sending the mighty 375 powered by the large V12 engine designed by engineer Lampredi into retirement.