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Louis Chiron: his father was maitre’d at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco.
The likely lads: Varzi, Nuvolari, Alfa consigliere Giovannini who would recruit Caracciola to Alfa in 1932, and die in same hospital as Caracciola in 1933, Conte Brivio, Arcangeli, Campari, and the most important journalist in pre-war motor sport, Giovanni Canestrini (founder of Mille Miglia)
Arcangeli (left), Nuvolari, and Ferrari in 1930. Arcangeli was a big star in the late 20s at Alfa, but died at Monza, in 1931.
Achille Varzi. His face was rebuilt after a smash at the T.T. in 1925
Louis Chiron and Willy Williams. Williams won the first Monaco GP in 1929. Became a spy during the war, and ran Benoist’s ring. Vanished, presumed killed, in 1944. Chiron made his money as an escort in Monaco before becoming the third most successful driver of his generation.
Enzo Ferrari in 1923. He was offered a works drive for Alfa, but retired the day before his first race for reasons he never explained..
Baconin Borzacchini who changed his name to Mario Umberto and died at Monza with Campari.
Robert Benoist: He won everything in the late 20s and was eventually tortured and hung on a meat hook at Buchenwald extermination camp for his Resistance activities during the war. The first international post-war race was named in his honour
Campari in his days of glory: 1924. One year later, with Ascari dead, he would become Italy’s greatest talent, all 100 KGs of him
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