MASERATI has introduced a particular version FTributo, obtainable for the Ghibli and Levante, which pays tribute to feminine Components 1 pioneer Maria Teresa De Filippis.
De Filippis was the primary lady to qualify for a Components 1 Grand Prix, wrangling a Maserati 250F, appropriately nicknamed “the she-devil” for her audacious driving model.
In a shocking tribute to the enduring racing driver, Maserati has launched the FTributo in two distinct colors – Arancio Satan and Grigio Lamiera.
The Arancio Satan is a saturated orange, whereas Grigio Lamiera is a definite gray, impressed “by the monitor” the place Maserati cast its efficiency roots.
Daring color decisions apart, the outside adjustments embrace cobalt blue 21-inch Anteo wheels for the orange choice, or gloss black Titano wheels for the gray livery choice.
Whereas the particular version brings no tangible efficiency upgrades, the visible upgrades are each racy and audacious in reminiscence of a driver who was each these issues.
The FTributo fashions function particular badging, and inside colors that match the outside aptitude, with distinctive stitching throughout the full-grain leather-based.
De Filippis was born in Naples in 1926, and by 1948 she was beating her male counterparts out on the racetrack.
At simply 22 years outdated, she gained the 10km Salerno-Cava de ‘Tirreni, within the 500cc class of the touring automotive class, igniting her ardour.
By 1954 she had moved on to an Osca 1100cc and took the win on the 12 Hours of Pescara, the Trullo d’Oro, the Catania-Etna, and the circuits of Caserta and Syracuse.
A fateful 12 months for each De Filippis and Maserati was 1955, when she jumped right into a Maserati 2000 A5GCS, through which she noticed many wins, amongst them the Catania-Etna in report time.
In 1958, she pedalled a privately-owned Maserati 250F in her debut within the GP of Syracuse, then competing in her first Components World Championship Gran Prix in Belgium.
She was the primary lady to ever compete in Components 1, and a tenacious pioneer of the game, an necessary participant throughout the historical past of the Maserati model.
Her story of tenacity, braveness and audacity is commemorated with the FTributo, some 74 years after her racing debut.
