Ferrari and Lamborghini

These are the names of two famous cars that cost thousands of dollars and euros. Two brand names that place Italy as one of the best countries in the world of car-racing and Formula One. But one would not be around if it weren’t for the other. Not because of help, motivation, or assistance, as one would expect, but because of sheer jealousy and competition. The Ferrari was developed by Enzo Ferrari in 1947, although he had started the Scuderia Ferrari racing cars in 1929. Now Ferruccio Lamborghini was very talented, and even though his family was famous for their vineyards, he was not interested to help with wines. On the other hand, during World War II, he served in the Air Force, and soon after the end of the war, he started to change old military machines into agricultural tractors. He was also interested in racing cars, and one day, while observing a Ferrari car, he noticed some difficulties with their clutch and noticed they made a lot of noise when they were driven. So one day in 1962, he asked if he could meet Enzo Ferrari to point out to him these issues. Lamborghini praised the Ferrari cars but hinted at the problems he noticed. An incensed Ferrari responded angrily“The clutch is not the problem. The problem is you don’t know how to drive a Ferrari and you break the clutch.” So he told Ferruccio to mind his own business and keep working on tractors, as he was good-for-nothing! Ferruccio Lamborghini was not offended, though deeply hurt by the jealous remark of Enzo Ferrari. And he decided to start working on creating his own sports car, and in spite of many ups and downs he encountered, he was able to build the empire of the Lamborghini cars which now are as popular as the Ferraris. And so, if Enzo Ferrari was not offended by Lamborghini’s courteous and humble correction, nowadays we would not have any Lamborghinis, but only Ferraris. Ferruccio met a challenge with courage and created a car that is just as beautiful as any other sports car.