Enzo Ferrari was always a sucker for fighters who would never give up, like Tazio Nuvolari, Guy Moll and Gilles Villeneuve. In fact, he thought Moll could become the anti-Nuvolari, so talented was the little Algerian. But Guy’s brief yet spectacular career came to a sudden end on August 15, 1934 in the Coppa Acerbo race at Pescara, Italy. Described by some as the greatest natural talent ever, Guillaume Laurent (Guy) Moll was born on May 28, 1910 to a…

Guy Moll at the wheel of his Alfa Romeo Tipo B, before the start of the 1934 Monaco Grand Prix. Enzo Ferrari stands behind the car, in the white hat.
Photo: Alfa Romeo