The Sauber name will no longer figure among F1's entrants this season, with Alfa Romeo receiving the exclusive naming rights for the Swiss team. Thus we should theoretically have a pair of Alfa Romeo-Ferraris on the grid in Melbourne, reviving an association between the two manufacturers that was first seen almost a century ago! As a young driver racing for CMN (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali), Enzo Ferrari caught the eye of car manufacturer Alfa Romeo in 1920, for which he would supply not only his driving skills but also his engineering talent. In 1929, Ferrari fulfilled his dream of setting up his own race team, Scuderia Ferrari, which became Alfa Romeo's veritable racing department....
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