Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins Page #2

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the English mechanics.

There are some cars

that leave their mark on a specific time.

This one certainly did.

Also in terms of form

in terms of design and colour.

A harmony, a grace.

When I travel back

to my childhood...

it was a period where the missile,

the 'rocket' as it was called

fascinated children.

And this car here had that

magic of representing a missile.

In those years, in the 70s

the fact that men

had landed on the moon

was an extraordinary thing.

Many engineers in the racing world

had a desire or passion

for aeronautics.

Aeronautics

may even have been their childhood dream.

The things that I drew most often

were aeroplanes.

Equally, the engines

that attracted me the most

were aeronautical turbines.

The flat 180 V engine

originated with Franklin

who built private planes in America.

And it was Franklin who asked us to build

an engine that could be inserted in the wing.

We would not have built it so flat

for Formula 1.

We used the modern techniques

that came from aeronautics.

Engines like that hadn't existed before.

It doesn't fit, damn.

I wash my hands, and

have a look as well, come on.

There must be one

that goes with the wire.

This one's been burnt by the exhaust.

Alright.

The driver who feeds on solitude

needs an ally.

An ally outside of the track.

You need reassurance

that someone is there for you.

Stefano is the most important person

there is.

The driver must have confidence.

You do something quickly

because the engineer is telling you

that you're three minutes behind and only

got three laps left. All of this in a hurry.

But the driver must trust you.

And in order to earn the driver's trust

you can never, never get it wrong.

The engine was inside the car.

I think it gets hot in the back.

They say that

even Regazzoni felt hot.

Of course, the water is at 212 F!

When you look at the design

it is extreme

because in the end they used up

all the space around the man

that is, they surrounded the man

with fuel tanks, engines, mechanics.

Mauro told me that they put

the fuel inside

and then used the compressor to send it

to the tanks under pressure

to fill that one and this one over here

and finally closed them

with the fuel coming out.

Otherwise it would spill.

- Yes.

Damn!

It took so much fuel!

Who knows how the driver must have felt!

I think Paolo Barilla wants to

look after this car

a bit like his father,

who bought works of art

and put them in a place

for everyone to see.

Of those cars

they only made four original ones.

They were very demanding cars

for us as well as Ferrari back then.

Last time I said I would be a lot happier

if the gearbox was closed.

The gearbox... it's closed now.

I cut some sections...

and after that... we'll wait for

the flywheel and put it in the car.

If there weren't all these drawbacks

if the input shaft was fine,

the flywheel...

I would have already finished the car.

Now I am no longer calm

otherwise I wouldn't have been here

at Easter or yesterday. What do you say?

Because the race is a risk

for the car.

Oh well, it was built to race,

yes,but"

That's that!

We brought it back as it was

originally, all bolts restored,

the washers...

I could have put it in all new.

The 312B, I've seen it come

into the world.

Because it came to us

to what was then called

the Chassis Department

the chassis, the body arrived.

What was then called the chassis,

now the body.

We mounted the four groups

of suspensions

and there was work to be done.

I experienced the first time

it was put on the track.

The sound of the exhaust was pure music.

Don't lose that cap!

I just want to see if it fits!

Paolo's first go-kart was

a gift from my mother

with which he eventually entered

his first few races.

Then he bought another one

with which he won

the Italian Go-Kart Championship in 1976

and then in '79 he moved from go-karts

to Formula Fiat Abarth

then Formula 3.

He had an almost perfect race.

Together with his partner Klaus Ludwig

they won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

It was a glorious victory.

Le Mans especially then

was considered a historic race

of global significance.

It was one of the most important

events of the year.

A racing driver is always a racing driver.

And when he lowers the visor,

he acts like a racing driver.

There will be ten and ten.

There's a lot of people I don't know.

Let's start it up and do some quick fixes.

We need to do some laps.

First we need to get it started.

Now even the fuel pump...

We detach this.

- Yes.

However, with both of them up.

- Yes.

On the first lap,

I pull this one down.

No, you need to do it as you're going out.

- As I'm leaving...

Because the problem

is that if you go down to the minimum

without the fuel pump,

it switches itself off.

He wants us to hear it.

He did it for me and for you.

So, you're going to put in the return springs

and use them in the same way as the others.

I think it's the pedal that stays down.

We will take a look at it.

Can I tell you something?

You have the return springs that

don't work when you close the throttle.

I think it's the pedal that stays down.

No-one has ever used the return

springs in that position. No-one.

Shall I go?

- Go. Connect the pump.

Four?

- OK, go.

Does it stay accelerated?

Then I'll attach the return springs...

Now we have a leak, get out.

However, compared to before

from the little I can tell

it sounds much improved by ear

but it's a different thing

to be inside the car.

Yes, no, it's that you can't drive it.

Let's take off the starter.

I don't know if we can get another lap in

as the track was booked until 1pm.

We have it until...

- 1pm is now.

Stefano must take a look at the leak.

Davide?

- Tell me.

Come here so you can see it better.

We have to take the gearbox off.

So, Stefano, how is it going?

- The entire car has to be dismantled.

Two laps to hear if

the accelerator is OK?

No, it is not worth it.

I took off the starter

and a glassful of oil came out.

No, we might burn the engine,

basically.

Let's dismantle the car.

- Alright.

When you assemble a racing car

and put it on the street

it's not a given that it'll all go fine.

There's no guarantee.

You know if we had two years,

the oil seal

would not bother me,

but we have two weeks.

The first half of the championship

is animated by the rivalry

between the Ferrari of Ickx

and the Lotus of Rindt.

On the difficult Monte Carlo circuit

it is Jochen Rindt

who gets the victory.

At the Belgian Grand Prix,

Ickx must leave the place to Rodriguez

and in the Netherlands

Rindt is again first.

But there is great news

on the horizon for Ferrari.

A young talent of motor sports

is taking his first steps in the paddock.

Clay became Formula 2

European champion

using a car built in Bologna

by the Pederzani brothers.

What in your opinion, Mr Pederzani,

is the future for Clay Regazzoni?

I think he has all the qualities

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