Mille Miglia: the world's most beautiful car race.

We started doing the Mille Miglia in 2007 with a Lancia Aurelia B24. We were in the top twenty, and then in 2009 we came 13th with this car, but we had problems with the engine, and we've had them again this year. It's a former official OSCA team car. It did the Mille Miglia in 1954 and 1956 in this configuration, with the number 4-28, which was the start time, and it came sixth in its category and second overall. We use Michelin XAS tyres: they're very good. We use modern treads, obviously, with a classic design, and we get on very well with them. As a race, the Mille Miglia has an excitement all of its own. The people and the villages and the crowds are unique. We also race against the clock, but we prefer long, regular tracks. We inspect the car nearly all year round, and we replace any worn parts with modern ones. So they're "historic" cars with modern parts. The car's going very well for now, fingers crossed. We use new Michelin tyres with old designs, but these too are modern tyres. And the brakes are resurfaced by hand because they're fixed onto drum brake shoes, and they're made by Ferodo so the materials are the main thing. We race with this car, which is a very unusual one with a long history of wins. We're thinking of doing the best races regularly: the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti, the Mitiche Sport a Bassano, the Coppa Franco Mazzotti: these are the top Italian rallies. Like I said, the Mille Miglia has an excitement all of its own, because of the people, the crowds and the emotion. You see people looking so happy as you pass, and you make a lot of noise. That's just the way it is, there's no particular reason. You go through nearly all the most important cities. It's a unique route that goes from Brescia to Ferrara, and from Ferrara to Rome. It's always full of people, and the towns and villages are fantastic. You have to do and see the Mille Miglia to believe it!