Scuderia Filipinetti
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Language(s): English
Author(s):Ed Heuvink Released on2002-Nov-22 Rating: 4


Focus of the Book: The full story of the Swiss Racing Team founded by Georges Filipinetti who primarily supported Jo “Seppi” Siffert in the 60s.

Scuderia Filipinetti was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in Sports car racing and occasionally in Formula One between 1962 and 1973. It was founded by Georges Filipinetti to support Swiss driver Jo Siffert, but employed many other drivers including Jim Clark, Phil Hill and Ronnie Peterson.

The team ran its cars in a red and white livery and most often used Ferrari cars.

The book was written by Ed Heuvink who is a Dutch historian, well known in the automobile world. As a personal friend of the Filipinetti family, he wanted to make sure that the book would be geniune.