Formula Uomo: its creators speak

“We decided to pay particular attention to the factors which characterise our Company: organisation, passion, technology and the working environment,” explained Felisa. “Ours is a team effort based on processes rather than specific roles. Over the past few years, this fundamental decision has already seen a three fold increase in the speed of installation and a halving of the time taken to handle parts, with a significant reduction of costs. All this has been done without compromising another element to Ferrari, namely its image.”

“As from Monday, this building will be fully operational as the logistical centre of the Ferrari Gestione Sportiva,” said Jean Todt. “We find ourselves competing against the greatest companies in the world and therefore we need to operate permanently at the highest level. Over the past seven years, our structure has been stable, but we have been careful to look to the future. Around 750 people work in the GES and all of them are proud to be part of the greatest and most prestigious automobile marque in the world.”

Angelo Castelli explained the evolution of the Ferrari site from 1942 to 1997, the year when the first renewal phase began, due to be completed in 2005 with the construction of a true Ferrari Village, which will reflect man’s respect for his environment.

The first building which allowed Enzo Ferrari to breathe life into his dream dates back to 3rd December 1942 and formed the basis of the first installation, which dates back to 1943 and measured around 17,000 square metres. The first car, the 125S, rolled out of the Ferrari factory in 1946,” explained Castelli. “From then on, it was a case of almost continuous growth. Between 1950 and 1960 a foundry was created and the area was divided into assembly lines. From 1960 to 1965, the Gestione Industriale and the Gestione Sportiva went their separate ways and the first wind tunnel was built. With the arrival of Fiat at the end of the Sixties, the site was increased to cope with production of the Dino. From 1970 to 1980, the company acquired and enlarged the Carrozzeria Scaglietti and the Fiorano Circuit was built. The following decade saw the GES moved there and a climatic wind tunnel was built. In the Nineties, a new foundry was built for the Gestione Industriale and a new machine shop for the Gestione Sportiva. The orginal 17,000 square metre site had increased to around 510,000.”