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Ferrari: When we raced all summer long

Once upon a time, August was a hot month for motor sport… Until a few years ago, the F1 calendar didn’t feature a mid-season break. It was quite common for the Hungarian Grand Prix to take place over the weekend known in Italy as “Ferragosto”, the nearest to 15th August. And for us Italians, “Ferragosto” can only mean holiday time. Nevertheless, in 1998 for example, we put thoughts of the beach far behind us as we tackled qualifying in Budapest on 15 August and a day later, Schumacher and Ferrari went on to take one of the great Grand Prix wins – pictured above. Those were the days. An F1 team is part of a company and, as such, it has an obligation to allow its staff...
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