STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Formula One debut ends with Ascari second
After missing the 1st GP at Silverstone, Ferrari makes its debut in the newly F1 World Championship in Monaco, the first Official GP of more than 1000, with the 125 F1. Ascari and Villoresi qualified 7th and 6th respectively on Saturday. at the race on Sunday, at the 1er Curve of de Tabaccaio there is collision due to a wave from the sea, 9 cars are lost in the race. Fangio wins with Alfa Romeo from first to last lap and Ascari finished second in Ferrari 125 F1 number 40, after Villoresi had also held second place during the race.

Alberto Ascari, born in 1918, was the son of another legendary driver of the "Golden Years of Racing" before WWII. He was a multitalented racer who competed in motorcycle racing before switching to cars. Ascari won consecutive world titles in 1952 and 1953 for Scuderia Ferrari with models also included in this collection. He was the team’s first World Champion and the last Italian to date to win the title. Ascari was noted for the careful precision and finely-judged accuracy that made him one of the safest drivers in a most dangerous era. As his father in 1925, he was killed in an accident when testing the Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza in 1955…….at the same age of his father.