Enzo Ferrari is the most comprehensive biography of the biggest name in motor racing. It revisits all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness: his driving career in the 1920s; his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s; the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s, and his unprecedented success building cars for the road and race track in the following decades.

This book examines lesser-known and sometimes hidden aspects of Ferrari's career, from his earliest failed business ventures to his political dealings with Italy's Fascist government before and during World War II, Allied occupiers and Communist leaders in post-War Italy. It also sheds new light on Enzo's troubled relationship with his idea of God, and the all-out war with the Vatican after the multiple deaths of drivers and spectators in the 1950s.

in fascinating detail, the book lays bare the internal politics of the Ferrari company and team; both led by a man who manipulated employees, drivers, competitors and the media with a volitile mixture of brute force, paranoia and guile. It delves into Ferrari's personal relationships with women - most notably his wife Laura and long-running mistress Lina Lardi.

The Enzo Ferrari that emerges from these pages is an immensely complex man - one who could be ruthless and unashamedly vulgar, but also unexpectedly vulnerable. No matter what challenges he faced in business, at home or on the racetrack, Ferrari never lost his essential optimism and unwavering faith in life and himself.