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Alfieri Maserati, the genial brother, who died too young and left behind the mythical sedici cilindri, the Beast of Bologna
Giuseppe Campari with his little mustache and Ascari in 1923, at the onset of Alfa’s dominance
Spa, Eau Rouge, 1925, Ascari in the Alfa P2 domnates
Ascari leads Campari through the Lesmos in 1924 in Jano’s all-conquering P2s. Ascari would be killed here a year later, Campari nine years after. Monza was Italy’s graveyard.
Masetti and Segrave – Masetti counted the turns at the Targa, but no-one knows which killed him
Pietro Bordino – fate was not kind to him
Vincenzo Florio, the legend behind the Targa
Auto Union pitstop with Nuvolari – 5 gallons of special fuel per second. In foreground is electric starter
Nuvolari in the Auto Union
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