FERRARI'S NEW F1 TEAM CHIEF HAS ONE MISSION: RETURN THE SCUDERIA TO GLORY. STANDING IN THE FORMULA 1 PADDOCK by the red twin towers of his team's hospitality suites, wearing his red team uniform, his gray-white hair slicked back, a cigarette on his lips, Maurizio Arrivabene looks like a cross between the Marlboro Man and Enzo Ferrari. It's as if he'd been chosen by a casting agent to be the new director of the Gestione Sportiva and team principal of Ferrari, historically F1's most successful and famous team. So far, the role seems to suit him perfectly, not simply because he looks the part but because he's producing results: Last year, Ferrari failed to win a single race for the first time since 1993 and finished on the podium only twice. By late July this year, more than halfway through the 19-race season, the team had won two races and scored podiums in six others. So, who is this mysterious 58-year-old from Brescia?
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