His father Alfredo, as well as his older brother, also named Alfredo, died in 1916 as a result of a widespread Italian flu outbreak. During World War I he was assigned to the third Alpine Artillerydivision of the Italian Army. At the age of 10 and seeing 1908 Circuit di Bologna, he decided to become a driver of race cars. Born in Modena, Italy, Ferrari grew up with little formal education but a strong desire to race cars.
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