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This reminds me of a story I read.

In 1952, Ferrari scrambled for a driver to race the Mille Miglia for them (their driver, Ascari, was penalized for killing people and had to sit out a few races). Ferrari asked a driver, Giovanni Bracco to race for them. Bracco had the reputation for being a drunk.

Mercedes was heavily favored to win the race with their Silver Bullets. Well, they lost. To Bracco.

After the race, Mercedes was questioned as to how they lost the race. They said it’s simple. Bracco was drunk during the race. He drove in ways a sober person wouldn’t.

As an aside, reporters would wonder how many liters of petrol the V12 Ferrari was consuming against how many liters of booze Bracco was consuming.

I’ve attached a photo of the 1952 Miglia winner to this post; as seen on the lawn of Pebble Beach.

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