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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Interview with Giacomo Mattioli, President

1. Favorite Ferrari l Maserati:  To Quote Enzo Ferrari:  The next one.

2. What I like most of my Ferrari l Maserati:  The rush, the adrenaline, the thrill.

3. Favorite Ferrari l Maserati color:  Grigio Silverstone (Silverstone Grey).
 
4. When and where I drove my first Ferrari l Maserati: My first Ferrari was an F40  around the Fiorano race track, and I actually spun out in turn 3.


5. Favorite route while driving my Ferrari l Maserati:  I love the Malibu canyons, it's California at its best.

6. When did you see your first Ferrari l Maserati: It was at Daytona, I was 7 years old.

7. The most exciting racing experience I have ever been/seen: This would have to be the last lap of the 2007 American Le Mans Series 12 Hours of Sebring where our Ferrari F430 GT beat Porsche by just 0.202 seconds in an all-out battle during the final lap.

8. Favorite Ferrari l Maserati racing driver:  My favorite driver is Michael Schumacher.

9. Best Ferrari l Maserati feature film and scene: The best Ferrari scene in a movie is Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle with Demi Moore driving the Enzo.

10. How you envision Ferrari l Maserati in the future: Ferrari is developing a real range of products.  We are moving towards a more user friendly and even more environmentally friendly product line.  All this without altering the Ferrari DNA.