“I had to wait for the Knight Commander every evening, as he came to check on the advancement of the jobs. I was a friend of his son, Dino, who often came to the workshop and stopped for a chat.…

“The Ferrari 250 TR? I made it, just like I wanted it to be because you know… I was a bit of a rebel. I mean, I liked doing things like I wanted to. When I made the 250 TR,…

“Gian Carlo Guerra started working when he was nine years old. And he did it with all of the enthusiasm of a child who can absorb, take in and metabolise what he receives. He learned a job from Campana, and…

“Look, I don’t want to sound like someone who shows off but the truth is that for us, victory was logical. Even in ’63, when we won for the first time, we didn’t get too excited either. We accepted victories…

“Yes, luck helps. Somewhat. But it’s difficult to say what it is. Lucky is a mix of things, situations and timings, therefore – nearly by miracle – you find yourself at the right place in the right moment. I don’t…

“I played basketball for years – I was a team player – and in the sports environment I understood that for a team to work, you need to be able to manage people first. Of course, having excellent professionals who…

“When Enzo Ferrari called me to put me in my place, I thought that he was mad because I fully lacked the necessary experience. I was only 26 and I was fresh out of university. He told me: “You think…

“What was Enzo Ferrari like? I am the last suited person to judge him. I can only say that he was very different from the image that most people had of him. I was one of the few who had…

“What actually changed is the support. I’ll say one thing: in 1976 I was authorised by Scaglietti to paint fibreglass cars. At the time, we used acrylics to paint, you gave it 14-15 coats, then they sanded it down and…