The book that inspired the major film Ferrari directed by Michael Mann starring Adam Driver and Penlope Cruz.Ferrari means red. It means racing. Excellence luxury and performance.Less wellknown is the man behind the brand.For nearly seventy years Enzo Ferrari dominated a motorsports empire that defined the world of highperformance cars. Next to the Pope Ferrari was the most revered man in Italy. But was he the benign padrone portrayed by an adoring world press at the time or was he a ruthless despot who drove his staff to the edge of madness and his racing drivers even furtherBrock Yatess definitive biography penetrated Ferraris elaborately constructed veneer and uncovered the truth behind Ferraris bizarre relationships his work with Mussolinis fascists and his fanatical obsession with speed. A fascinating and provocative book The Observer.