Imola, 24 May 2024 – He showed off himself on the lawn of the Shearfor the entire weekend of Formula 1 Grand Prix.
He remained next to the banner dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of his death Ayrton Senna funtil Monday morning. Then, when it was time to be folded up to go home, the sad discovery: the famous one ‘Ferrari Shield’ of the club Bergamasco goat cheese17 by 21 meters large, has disappeared.
“With sadness, physical pain and with death in our hearts, we must unfortunately communicate that he is no longer available”, they say Paolo Magni And Giulio Dear onesrespectively president and honorary president of the Lombard team which for 17 years has boasted the largest number of members in the world with its over a thousand members.
Unrolled thanks to the “great availability of the staffEnzo and Dino Ferrari racetrackin the persons of the director Pietro Benvenuti and Stefano Mongardi, after having been exhibited since Thursday 16 May at the Tosa curve next to the one dedicated to Ayrton Senna in an area closed to the public”, the shield “was present until around 12pm on Monday”, they reconstruct from Ferrari club from Caprino Bergamasco. And they add: “In the evening, the president of a local club with whom we had agreed on the withdrawal, announced to us the disappearance of our beloved flag”.
The shield was first opened on November 13, 2011 in front of the Ferrari factoryto Maranello. And over time it has been autographed by many drivers.
“We created it with the approval of the then president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and it cost us economic sacrifices, but it still rewarded us with a thousand satisfactions at every exhibition – underline Magni and Carissimi –. He was present in Grenoble to encourage Michael (Schumacher, ed), and autographed by himself; present for Montezemolo’s farewell to the presidency; always present at every important event and always competing under the podium in Monza, Montecarlo, Barcellona, Mugello etc”.
On the flag there are the autographs of pilots: beyond Schumachereven yesterday’s Ferrari fans signed the large fabric shield Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso And Felipe Massa. And one of the two current drivers of the Prancing Horse team did the same, Charles Leclerc.
“So the intrinsic value of the object comes into the background, the value that we care most about is affective importance which lives in the hearts of over a thousand members of the club and fans – conclude from Ferrari club –. We reassure all fans that there will definitely be one soon reply at the cost of further sacrifices.”
From Caprino Bergamasco they also ensure a “heavy tip” to anyone who provided important testimonies for the recovery of the flag. If of theft this is rather singular, since such a unique and recognizable piece will hardly be able to be exhibited or resold again in a public manner.
