The national airline and Aci Sport will celebrate the centenary of the Monza racetrack by dedicating the aircraft to the great Italian motorsport protagonists. Ferrari’s name will be accompanied by those of Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari and Michele Alboreto
The Formula 1 and Ita Airways pilots will fly together in the “Temple of Speed”. This is foreseen by the important collaboration signed between Aci Sport and Ita Airways, new Title sponsor of the centenary of the Monza racetrack. The announcement was made on July 12 in the lounge “Piazza di Spagna” of the newly formed national airline, at Terminal E of the Leonardo da Vinci airport in Fiumicino. During the press conference the president of Aci Angelo Sticchi Damiani, the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò and the executive president of Ita Airways Alfredo Altavilla spoke. The meeting with the media was preceded by the presentation of the first aircraft decorated with the logo for the celebrations of the 100th year of activity of the Brianza plant: it is an Airbus A330 with the new blue livery dedicated to Tazio Nuvolari, the “Mantuan flying ”, universally considered one of the greatest pilots of all time.
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Known throughout the world as “The Temple of Speed”, the Monza racetrack is the second oldest facility in the world still in operation, the only one where Formula 1 races are still held, and is considered the fastest track , as well as one of the most spectacular and challenging of the entire World Cup. Ita Airways will celebrate the anniversary with three planes in blue livery decorated with the logo of the racetrack celebrations: in addition to the Airbus A330 dedicated to Tazio Nuvolari, two other Airbus A319s bearing the name of Alberto Ascari, two-time champion of the world of Formula 1 (1952 and 1953, both on Ferrari), Michele Alboreto (vice-world champion of F1 in 1985, also on Ferrari). The flagship of the fleet, the new Airbus A350, will carry the name of the legend Enzo Ferrari, legendary founder and of the team of the same name around the world. The name Enzo Ferrari will be written on a red background, automatically associated with the Maranello house. “With extraordinary sporting achievements, which have become legendary – declared Angelo Sticchi Damiani, president of the Automobile Club of Italy, the Italian Federation of Automotive Sports – Nuvolari, Ascari, Alboreto and, of course, Ferrari, have made people fly and meet generations of motorsport enthusiasts and fans from all over the world. And it is precisely this ideal twinning between emotions, those of motorsport and those of flight, the idea behind this important partnership between Aci and Ita Airways. – concluded Sticchi Damiani – our pilots will fly together: the best wishes from all of us are that they will be able to lead Ita Airways and the Monza national circuit towards an ever brighter and more fortunate future “.
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