Ferrari 60 Relay baton reaches MaranelloIt was a unique worldwide relay, with 103 stages through 42 countries on five continents. The Ferrari baton struck with 60 symbols each one representing the 60 most important events in the brand's history came back to its birthplace
in Maranello, Italy, after 145 days of travelling.
Today, accompanied by more than 1,000 Ferrari cars certainly a record the baton officially arrived at 12 o'clock on the Fiorano race track aboard a 125S, the first Ferrari ever built.
Behind the wheel of the historic 125S were the two scuderia drivers,
Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, followed by a parade of 52 Spiders representing each market where the Prancing Horse is present today.
10,300 Ferrari cars, with every model and from every era, participated in the journey around the World.
The "Ferrari 60 Relay" was welcomed in each of the countries it passed through with a dedicated gift, such as a Pel่-autographed Brazil football shirt or a jade interpretation of the Prancing Horse from China and even a porcelain version of
Michael Schumacher's racing helmet from Germany, signed by the former driver and handed over in Berlin.
The 58 gifts will be put to a charity auction, and the money will be donated to children's hospitals in Modena and Bologna.
On the occasion of the conclusion of the "Ferrari 60 Relay," the first Ferrari Web TV site has gone online. FerrariworldTV is the official site for all internet users and Ferrari employees, through which it will be possible to watch the most important photos of the company's history and the cars which have contributed to form the legend of the Prancing Horse over the last 60 years.
FerrariworldTV can be reached at
www.ferrariworldtv.com
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