Pencil on archival white paper, digitally colorized 12"x 9"
© Paul Chenard 2008
Son of a famous Italian racing hero Antonio Ascari, two-time World Champion Alberto Ascari moved to the Lancia Racing Team from Ferrari for 1954, but the Lancia's Formla 1 cars were under-developed, and not really in contention.
Ascari did find success in the well-developed D24 sports car, winning the grueling Mille Miglia (Thousand Mile) race.
In the following year, the Lancia D50 Formula 1 was again raced by Ascari, but retired in the 2 first races. In fact, he lost control and ended up in Monaco Harbour in that Grand Prix.
Four days later, he was killed testing a Ferrari Monza sports car; Italy lost another one of it's great racers. He died at the age of 36, like his father.
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4 comments:
Ciao,
lo sai che apprezzo il tuo lavoro, perchè non crei qualche tua opera inerente la F1 moderna?
(scusa la traduzione pessima)
Hello,
you know that I appreciate your work, why not create your work somehow related to modern F1?
(excuse the bad translation)
I am getting ready to do a Lewis Hamilton/Graham Hill British Monaco win celebration illustration.
Ciao!
Grazie, anche se preferivo qualcosa di Rosso, tipo Ferrari :)
Translation:
Thanks, even if I preferred something of Red, Ferrari type :)
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