For the first time in a grand prix, there were no pit stops or retirements and all 15 cars finished. Up in front, von Trips drove serenely from start to finish, never relinquishing the lead. Moss wouldn't give up and hassled the American right to the end where he managed to squeeze past on the last corner, grabbing fourth spot by less than a car's length. Moss worked his way up into fourth, but by the halfway point, Ginther had overtaken him. This battle lasted for more than 40 laps until Hill's more powerful car won through and Clark had to be satisfied with a very worthy third place.īehind the three leaders, Moss and Ginther resumed their duel from the previous race at Monaco. Time and again Hill's faster Ferrari swept past Clark's Lotus on the long straight in front of the 70,000 capacity crowd, only to be beaten at the end of it by the superior cornering of the British car and Clark's exceptionally brave driving. There followed a dramatic battle with the Ferrari and Lotus swapping places numerous times. However, Clark had other ideas and he worked his way through the field from 10th to eventually overtake Hill on the 22nd lap, establishing a new lap record for the 1.5 litre formula in the process. Von Trips got away fastest, closely followed by Phil Hill, and to many observers it seemed they would race through to the end with little opposition. On a beautiful sunny day the three Ferraris lined up on the front row of the grid, with Moss and Graham Hill just behind them.
Phil Hill came second, with Richie Ginther only being denied third because of outstanding driving by Jim Clark and Stirling Moss in their Lotuses. Going forward, Ferrari plans to introduce a new or a revised model every year, with the mid-cycle refreshes designated with an "M" for modification.The German Count Wolfgang "Taffy" von Trips won his first grand prix at the seaside circuit of Zandvoort, as Ferrari dominated with their V6 shark-nose cars. A new Enzo supercar and a reworked are due in 2012, with a 458 Scuderia for 2013. A recent Ferrari business analysis presentation revealed that a replacement will arrive in the first half of 2011, followed by a Spider (convertible) version of the 458 Italia in the second half both will most likely arrive stateside as 2012 models. While the official word from North America is that the only new car for 2011 will be the 458 Italia, a has shed light on the company's future plans. Armed with a 565-bhp direct-injected 4.5-liter V-8 driving the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the Italia can lap Ferrari's Fiorano test track as quickly as the race-tuned and the much-revered top speed is "in excess of 202 mph." A stiffer chassis, sportier suspension tuning and a lighter curb weight (along with 82 extra horsepower) help counteract the 458 Italia's slightly larger footprint versus the it replaces.
Leading the charge for the iconic brand in 2011 will be the recently released.
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