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And Colossally That’s History: Enzo Ferrari - From middling driver to winning constructor (part 1)

The Race F1 Podcast

The Race Media Ltd

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4.6942 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Ferrari is the most famous and celebrated marque in motorsport, and one of the most recognisable brands in the world - but how much do you really know about its founder, Enzo Ferrari? If your answer to that question is 'very little' then help is at hand, because Season 3 of And Colossally That's History! is kicking off with a double header of Enzo episodes! On this first episode, Matt Bishop and Enzo Ferrari biographer Richard Williams go back to the very beginning, to explore the events and experiences that helped shape the mindset and attitude of a man who'd build a racing empire. They explain the mystique around his birth, the moment that a young Enzo developed a love of racing, and how his mother helped get him into the motor trade (Enzo having barely survived World War 1). There's also detailed analysis of Enzo's own career behind the wheel, including why he gave up his career as a racing driver to become a team manager, and the key moments that led to him establishing himself as a constructor in his own right - despite him never designing so much as a hubcap in his life. As is usual with Colossally, you can expect amusing anecdotes and amazing anorak facts in abundance, as Matt and Richard bring you right up to the point that Ferrari wins its first world championship Grand Prix at Silverstone, in 1951, before pausing to pick up the rest of the Ferrari story in Part 2. Matt and Richard will be bringing members an exclusive Q&A episode at the end of Season 3, where they'll answer questions on each of the topics covered. So if you'd like to ask a question about Enzo Ferrari, head to Patreon.com/therace Buy some Colossally merch! Visit The Race Shop Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android A Race Media Production Producer: Jonny Reynolds With special thanks to Tim Silvey for studio support  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Robert Vinlo and I'm from New York Times Games and I'm here talking to people about

0:04.0

Wurdle and the Wurdle Archive. Do you all play Wurdle?

0:06.0

I play it every day.

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So now you can play every wordle that has ever existed. There's like a thousand puzzles.

0:17.0

What?

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Wordle Archive.

0:20.0

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0:23.6

Yeah.

0:24.6

New York Times game subscribers can now access the entire Wordle Archive.

0:27.6

Find out more at NYTimes.com slash games.

0:30.6

The Athletic Hello and welcome to and colossally that's history, the podcast that reappraises motor racing history.

0:47.2

I'm Matt Bishop and I'm absolutely delighted to be back with my friend and co-host Richard Williams for season three of our

0:56.1

podcast. How have you been, Richard? All fine, thanks, Mac. And you're looking pretty good

1:00.6

yourself. As you say, it's great to be back with our third season of the pod. And while I don't

1:06.7

want to give too much away, we're going to be bringing you some terrific stories in this next run of 10 episodes, starting right now.

1:14.4

Regular listeners will know we ended season two with a two-parter on Bernie Eccleston.

1:19.6

And we're starting season three in similar fashion, with a two-parter on none other than Enzo Ferrari,

1:27.4

the founder of motor racing's most illustrious

1:30.0

and celebrated mark. Yes, certainly one of the most influential figures in motor racing history,

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