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Ferrari mourn Gonzalez

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has paid tribute to the Scuderia's first race winner, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, who passed away at the age of 90. The 'Pampas Bull' will forever hold a special in Ferrari's history as he claimed the Scuderia's inaugural grand prix win at the 1951 British GP at Silverstone. In a career that spanned a decade, the Argentine won two races while his best result in the Championship was a runner-up finish in 1954. "The news of the death of Gonzalez saddened me greatly," di Montezemolo told Ferrari.com "We had spoken not that long ago, talking about cars and racing, the topics he was most enthusiastic about. "Over all these years, he was...
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