Forza Ferrari: How F1’s Most Famous Team Can Win Again

by Nate Saunders

‘Why are Ferrari so bad/unlucky/far away from a championship’? It’s a good question and it is one with a detailed, nuanced answer, one which also explains how F1 shifted from the mid-2000s, when Ferrari dominated, to now.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

Published April 29, 2025

Reviews

[Cyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good history of Ferrari, but one short chapter on the whole winning thing, so maybe not much hope I guess. Next year is our year, etc.

[Nieve Sawyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book is ok to begin with but to me it gets a bit boring after a while. I stopped reading it about half way through so it could get better but not willing to take that chance as it doesn’t spark my interest anymore. Would recommend to hard core fans of formula one who understand it better than me.

[Adrian Cheng · Rating 4 out of 5]

With connections to the Formula One paddock that not many others can possess, Nate offers a tantalising insight into the history and the modern conundrums of what makes what is arguably the most decorated and yet at time, controversial team tick.

Through interview accounts with people within the world of Formula 1 as well as other external sources that reference the sport, it certainly offers a unique insight into the highs and lows of the team and to stir up the hope that the tifosi has experienced time and again, albeit with the resulting disappointment or feeling of triumph\, even up to the point of writing.

Just a note as well that at the end of page 77, it is worth noting that long time Ferrari academy driver Felipe Massa was promoted to Scuderia Ferrari in 2006 after having spent a few years in Sauber instead of Honda, which was the only factual error I could spot in the book.

Regardless of this, this is a noteworthy book to add to any collection that delves into one of the fastest racing spectacles the world has to offer.

[Aditiya Aurora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forza Ferrari is exceptionally researched and very well written. It literally walks the reader through the entire lifetime of the company and highlights the important moments that not only shaped the company but also the ones that proved to be a driving force that helped Ferrari in achieving what it has achieved.

It is a must-read for all Ferrari fans as well as anyone looking to learn management and strategy.

[Jack Stevenson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Difficult one to rate. Just found it quite boring overall.

Some stories were interesting. Many were not. I’m not entirely sure who it’s being targeted at - as F1 super fans will likely be aware of the majority of this, whereas F1 newbies perhaps wouldn’t care with much of this? I’d put myself somewhere in the middle of the two categories and still left feeling “meh”.

[Harvey Eldridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to learn some stuff about the history of Ferrari that I didn’t know, but disappointed by the mistakes in this book. For a book where it’s 90% history, you’d expect it to at least get the winners of certain races right