MASERATI HAS PRESENTED 25 road versions of the MC12 to the FIA (Federation Internationale Automobile). The supercars are ready to be delivered to customers. Three racing models were also presented, the one unveiled last March at the Geneva Show and the couple that will make their debut in Imola for AF Corse.
Maserati is making a very welcome return to racing and, in the process, to its very earliest roots. In fact, it was Maserati’s enormous success in races, courtesy of some legendary drivers and an insatiable thirst for innovation, that helped created the legend of the Trident marque. A F1 World title in 1957 was delivered by Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the magnificent 250 F.
The same model that helped the Argentinian to win another title in 1954. The last victory came long after Maserati’s official retirement from racing at the end of '57, courtesy of Cooper in 1967 (F1 South African GP, driver Pedro Rodriguez, 12-cylinder Cooper-Maserati). The Trident’s most glittering triumphs in the sports prototype category, however, have to be its Targa Florio, Buenos Aires 1000 Km and Nürburgring victories. Wilbur Shaw’s two wins in the Indy 500 (1939-1940) at the wheel of the 8CTF, also have a very special place in the Trident story.
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