Emerson Fittipaldi was not one of the drivers in the great electoral success of the Brothers of Italy in the center-right coalition. The 75-year-old Brazilian, two-time Formula 1 world champion (in 1972 with Lotus and in 1974 with McLaren), had been a candidate for the Senate in the South American foreign constituency, but was not elected.
Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford, 1972 Argentinian GP
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Fittipaldi was beaten by Mario Alejandro Borghese, exponent of the MAIE (Movimento Associativo Italiani all’Estero) who had already been a senator in the outgoing legislature: Giorgia Meloni, the first woman candidate for premier in Italy, had counted on the popularity of the champion of Sao Paulo to expand his consent, but he did not need “O Rato” to achieve an absolute majority in Parliament with Lega and Forza Italia.
Emerson, who is often in Italy to follow his many grandchildren engaged in motorsport, leaves the political arena, but remains an icon of motor racing, given that after the F1 world titles he had added two successes to the Indianapolis 500 and the CART championship in 1989.
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