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The talented driver Enzo Ferrari labeled 'a really great one'

©TheCahierArchive Peter Collins was born on this day in 1931. A handsome young man from Kidderminster, Great Britain, Collins' talent behind the wheel of a racing car was matched only by his off-track charisma. Collins' move to Ferrari in 1956 saw him win his first Grand Prix at Spa, becoming only the third Briton to do so after Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss. His results that summer put him ahead in the world championship. But he voluntarily relinquished his title hopes when he handed over his car to Juan Manuel Fangio at the Italian GP, a gesture which immediately made him a favourite son of the Scuderia, endearing him to Enzo Ferrari who labeled Collins "a really great one"....
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