Bandini La Speranza D’Italia

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Foreword by engineer Mauro Forghieri.Lorenzo Bandini was a man who rose from being a mechanic to become to the pinnacle of motor racing as a Formula 1 and sports racing car driver, competing for world championships in the cream of major events like the Targa Florio, 24 Hours of Le Mans and Daytona and the Monza 1000 Km. Enzo Ferrari picked Bandini for his team to compete for the world titles after the Scuderia’s “divorce” from John Surtees. It was only bad luck that stopped Lorenzo from that prestigious achievement in 1966. When he died on 10 May 1967 after a dramatic accident in the Monaco Grand Prix, he was mourned by all the sports fans who saw in him the continuation of the great Italian school of drivers. He was a simple man, honest and highly popular. Cesare De Agostini recounts his touching story, which has become the 15th title in the Racing Lives series, edited by Gianni Cancellieri.