In Jano and Nuvolari, Ferrari had prototypes: an engineering mastermind and a champion pilot.* The duo powered the Scuderia Ferrari into the limelight in Italy. During these years “the agitator of men” studied the psychology of winning. Certain principles were self-evident. Competition is the impetus for innovation. The fiercer the competition, the faster cars will go. There is in some men a need to achieve greatness. When matched with talent, this necessity can turn humans into demigods. A man who is willing to die at the wheel is always likely to beat a man in a faster car—if he can survive
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