Many of you may have noticed that Italy seems to be the birthplace of the supercar (followed up in a smaller amount by Germany). This can be blamed on one many, Enzo Ferrari, who started the Ferrari trend in Italy and injected the passion for speed into the Italian race. His great success and beautiful cars captured their minds and soon they began to follow.Ferrari during its time was one of a kind. It was the only fast car producer in Italy and throughout the World for a long time. It was only when the likes of Lamborghini came along, etc, that competition arose. The need for some competition in this market furthermore captured the Italians, as they began to see success from now two manufactorers and competition between the two in which people took sides and a more sporting like environment was formed.
Scuderia Ferrari's success in Formula One almost lead Formula One to become the sport associated with Italy, even though it may have been owned by a British man, Bernie Eccelstone. The success over many consecutive years with Micheal Schumacher (who was German) caused the passion for motorsport to soar through the Italians and now Ferrari as become nearly as big as Italy themselves. Ferrari has become so big in Italy that it has almost become a form of Religion.
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