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...death of his father and brother, the family's business collapsed, and Ferrari had to find a new way to support his mother. So in late 1918 he took a job as a test driver with a small car company in Milan. By 1920, he was racing for Alfa Romeo, and he took first prize in the Savio Circuit in 1923. Impressed by the fearlessness of the young racer, the father of World War I flying ace Francesco Baracca presented Ferrari with his son's squadron badge. It depicted a prancing horse on a yellow shield, which would become...
Ferrari eventually became the head of Alfa Romeo's racing department but left the company in 1940 to design his own luxury race car. Deterred by World War II, he waited until the 1947 Grand Prix to see the first victory with the Ferrari 125S. The car quickly earned its pedigree as the fastest there was, and it wasn't long before it went from the racetrack to roadways. By the 1980s, Ferrari had become the ultimate status symbol, drawing collectors as diverse as Prince Bernhard of Holland (who owned 14), Eric Clapton (8) and Ralph Lauren...
...star of the show, and of the nation's past century, is the automobile industry. "Italy is known as the place where the most beautiful cars are made," says curator Patrizia Pietrogrande. "Ferrari and Alfa Romeo are representative of Italian elegance and style." Fittingly, then, a spectacular array of cars greets visitors as they arrive at the neoclassical Palazzo. Contemporary models include the Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher when he clinched the company's fifth consecutive Formula One Championship in 2003, and the Ducati Desmosedici motorbike that bore Australian Casey Stoner to victory at the 2007 MotoGP World Championship...
...some of its biggest stars, T.I. seems uncomfortable in a role he once played perfectly. Though he can swing a chain imposingly, threaten the camera with a bat, and mimic pulling out a gun, the actions seem unnatural and unthreatening. The company T.I. keeps is slightly more intimidating. Alfa Mega’s appearance is menacing and fits the lyrics well. Surely no one wants to meet him in a dark alley. Busta seems more fascinated by his blinged-out jewelry than his verse. Nevertheless, the beat is catchy, with a strong, fast tempo, and the guest verses add much...
...Mexico is to have little competition. I guess everyone in the world wants this, but the problem is that the state cannot foster that if you want to be a successful country," says Adolfo Hellmund, a former economic adviser to López Obrador who used to work at ALFA, another Monterrey firm. "They are our Rockefellers and Carnegies. We are now the country of the robber barons...