It really was a Ferrari race. Opposing cars were few, slow and unreliable. With its three red roadsters—two front-engined, 3.0-liter Testa Rossas and a new, mid-engined 2.4—Maranello’s ...

The Rodriguez brothers were lucky to have a father who had money to help finance their efforts, ... In 1961, Ricardo was offered to drive for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix.

Pedro Rodriguez of Mexico City, ... Ricardo’s signing as a Ferrari factory driver for the Grand Prix circuit had raised the younger brother’s profile for the 1962 season.