D(r)iving into Ferrari's Legacy - Modena

Finally, I stood there, in Modena, one of the most important places for Tifosi and Ferrari in general. It was so cool, although the best part would come tomorrow in Maranello.
However, thinking about Charles Leclerc and Ollie Bearman being here before me, Ollie obviously living in Modena, and driving the exact same streets as I did, got me super hyped. As I said, nothing much grabs my attention or gets my juices flowing. But this? Hell ya!
But to be honest, I didn't care that much about the Supercars here. I don't like sports cars that much actually. Yes, they obviously look fast and cool, but I don't understand so much about cars that it would blow my mind. And... I find the whole "Ferrari is so exclusive and amazing and just look at it" stuff very... Meh. Like, I get that these cars are special. They are handmade, thought through and an example of human technological perfections, and I appreciate it because of that. And I would give pretty much anything to be driven around in one by a professional driver (preferably Ollie or Charles) - I would never dare to drive one myself, hell I'll never earn enough money in my life to pay for any damages I'd do to that car. But I don't like the exclusivity part of it. You apparently can't just buy a Ferrari, you have to be referred by someone who's already in the rich boys club. So, it's basically just something for the very well-connected rich people. And obviously, everyone wants to be in that club because it means you not only have the money but also the power. A Ferrari is therefore a sign of wealth and status. I don't like status symbols. It's dividing people into classes, making some be higher up than others, having more power over them. Obviously, this is how our capitalistic, patriarchal world works, and I could discuss this matter for days on end - but I guess this is not the place for it, so enough of that. Back to the brilliant art work that are these cars. Especially the yellow ones. I like yellow cars, I found out. Don't know why, and don't care to question it.
It's also absolutely fascinating to me, seeing the old Formula 1 car of Gilles Villeneuve, how on Earth these drivers were able to drive these cars back in the day. You really cannot compare the different eras of F1, and therefore who's the GOAT will forever be a mystery. You can only talk about generational drivers, not the GOAT over all. And isn't that the beauty of F1?
I've learned what motors looked like back in the day and what they look like now, and how they work. As I said, I don't know a lot about cars (shame on me), but I'm eager to learn and luckily, I had Marv with me who could explain some bits and bops to me.
I liked the Enzo Ferrari Museum in general, and I liked that they were playing a video for the whole Supercars hall every hour or so to summarize Enzo's life and visions. However, what I thought was quite repetitive (and would continue to be so in Maranello as well) was them saying how absolutely amazing and stunning and wonderful and just great their cars are. I mean... Yes. But... I got the memo the first time, I don't need it to be repeated 400 times. I go into a museum to learn new stuff, not to be brainwashed in thinking Ferrari builds the best cars on the planet. It may as well be that way, but you don't have to say it in every single sentence. It seems a bit weird, as if you have to say it so much to believe it yourself, you know. Like a mantra but for a company. A bit desperate, don't you think Ferrari? I guess that goes in a similar direction as the exclusivity part of it. If Ferrari wouldn't be that exclusive, it wouldn't be in so many people's dreams to one day be able to actually buy a Ferrari yourself. Obviously, if it wasn't that exclusive, maybe the quality would suffer from it, too. However, the whole marketing Ferrari does is, to say they are great, and only allow a very small percentage of people to actually have that great dream. It's a strategy that works very well for them, so good job Ferrari.Okumaya devam et