Ferrari has never been just a racing team.
It is an empire built from ambition, engineering, triumph, tragedy, and an uncompromising belief that racing is more than competition-it is identity.
Ferrari: Empire of Speed is a sweeping narrative history of the most celebrated and scrutinized name in Formula One. From Enzo Ferrari's earliest encounters with motor racing to the technical revolution reshaping the modern championship, James R. Collins explores the people, machines, rivalries, and decisions that transformed a small Italian racing operation into a global symbol.
Inside this book, you will discover:
- The origins of the legend - how Enzo Ferrari built the Scuderia through war, financial uncertainty, personal loss, and relentless ambition.
- The champions who defined Ferrari - including Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Michael Schumacher, and Kimi Räikkönen.
- The minds behind the machines - from Mauro Forghieri to Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, and the engineers who repeatedly reinvented Ferrari.
- The triumphs and tragedies - the victories, political battles, technical failures, rivalries, and devastating losses that shaped the team's identity.
- The long road back to the championship - through the Ferrari careers of Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, and Charles Leclerc.
- A new era in red - Lewis Hamilton's arrival, his partnership with Leclerc, and Ferrari's attempt to master Formula One's latest technical revolution.
More than a collection of race results, this is the story of an institution constantly measured against its own legend. It explains why victory in red carries a different weight, why defeat can become a national drama, and why generations of tifosi continue to believe that Ferrari's greatest chapter may still lie ahead.
This illustrated edition also includes:
- Original black-and-white chapter illustrations
- A detailed Ferrari chronology
- Drivers' and Constructors' Championship records
- Profiles of the people who shaped the Scuderia
- A Formula One and Ferrari glossary
- Selected sources and recommendations for further reading
For longtime Formula One followers, motorsport history enthusiasts, and readers discovering Ferrari for the first time, Ferrari: Empire of Speed offers an immersive journey through more than a century of power, passion, innovation, and glory.
The machine changes.
The drivers change.
The pursuit never does.
