Today we think of Fiat’s role in Grand Prix racing as the owner of Ferrari, but the Turin company was once a successful pacesetter in the sport in its own right. Using radical new designs, it transformed Grand Prix technology. Fiat had a good First World War. It helped that Italy was on the winning side. Rejecting her initial alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary and attracted by the offer of post-war territorial gains, Italy joined the French and British Entente…
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