Ford vs Ferrari

Donnell 2021-10-20 17:23:34

In 1963, Ford’s boss Henry Ford II negotiated with Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari. Ford’s acquisition of the Ferrari racing division ended in failure due to excessively harsh additional terms. Enraged Ford immediately decided to build his own racing team, and promised to beat Ferrari at the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

Soon, Ford signed John Weir from the Aston Martin team and spent $10 million to start developing a new car. However, Le Mans in 1964 did not bring good news to Ford. The three Ford GT40s that went out were all retired due to various problems such as broken suspensions. Later, Henry Ford II, who was dissatisfied, invested more money in this project and fired John Weir at the same time, replacing the project leader with the Aston Martin team who had defeated Ferrari in 1959. The well-known car designer Carol Shelby. However, the three GT40s competing in 1965 failed to finish the race due to too much power and high fuel consumption, and Ford fell into an awkward situation.

After the renovation and adjustment of the previous year, Carol Shelby realized that a good car and a good driver are indispensable, so he and British driver Ken Miles also participated in the renewal of the new car. Designed and debugged, and led 13 newly developed Ford GT40 Mark II to Le Mans in 1966. This year, Ferrari sent three Ferrari 330 P3s. Because the GT40 is faster, and the 330 is lighter and fuel-efficient, the two cars are evenly matched.

Ken Miles

In the initial stage of the race, Ford has been under the wind because it was ordered not to drive dangerously at excessive speeds. But Ken Miles ignored this instruction, ignored his own safety, and drove at speeds exceeding 7000 rpm for a long time, finally bringing the GT40 into the top three of the race. Waiting until the 17th hour or so of the race, the 330 driven by Lorenzo Bandini and the GT40 driven by Miles went head-to-head on the straight track, and the two cars reached the time to compete in speed. In the end, the Ferrari 330 was defeated due to the overheating of the engine due to the continuous advancement of the driver. At this point, Myers’ Ford No. 1 GT40 and Bruce McLaren’s Ford No. 2 GT40 have begun to lead the race.

Ferrari 330 P3

Ford GT40 Mark II

By the end of the day, the leaders of the race were three Fords. But one of the GT40s driven by Ronnie Bucknham is twelve laps behind the top two, and the two leading cars, Miles in first and McLaren in second In the same circle. As a result, Ford’s publicist Leo Bibi decided to show Ford’s outstanding status and emphasized that it was the manufacturer, not the driver, who won the race, so he asked the three cars to cross the finish line side by side. This proposal was strongly opposed by Shelby because it would affect Miles’ final results. His contribution to the Ford GT40 and the speed fight he had with Ferrari a few hours ago made him deserved. Championship title. But Miles finally agreed to slow down and let the three cars cross the line at the same time.

In the end, because McLaren’s Ford No. 2 was eight meters behind Miles’s Ford No. 1 at the start of the race and covered more ground at the start, Miles was actually behind when he crossed the finish line. McLaren is gone, so the champion of the game changed hands from Miles to McLaren. But Ford won this contest with Ferrari with the ultimate advantage of taking the top three, and won four consecutive championships in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the next three years.

This 152-minute movie records Ford’s victory in a dual protagonist mode, featuring Matt Damon as designer Carol Shelby and Christian Bale as driver Ken Miles. . Bell’s rubber character made him lose about 31.5 kilograms in the 7 months after he finished playing Dick Cheney in "Vice President", becoming the car god of 50 years ago. Unlike Dick Cheney, a conspirator who is good at hiding emotions, Ken Miles is a maverick and straight-tempered weirdo. Bell once again dedicated a performance that is completely immersed in the role, which will make Miles to Ford and Ford. The dedication to racing is explained. The huge gap between the two roles in the past two years obviously also reflects the potential of Bell to nominate the best actor Oscar. It’s a pity that there are too many acting skills this year. Oscar owes Bell to the little golden man who probably has to drag on for another year...

The plot of the film intersperses the emotional rendering of family and friendship between the exciting racing events, and does not make the emotional drama dominate the audience, but also increases the resonance of the film with the audience. It doesn't need to use countless fast editing and action special effects to emphasize the feeling of adrenaline surge like the "Fast and Furious" series. It only needs to give the already very exciting facts to the picture and the perfect soundtrack.

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  • Alexandrine 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    The unusually neat awards season works, the burning point of crying is all in the algorithm, and no fault can be picked out. Although Ford won the race, it was ugly, the bureaucracy was not worthy of a driver like Ken, and when the crowd cheered, it was not as touching as the Ferrari boss taking off his hat. Bell's acting is so good, Damon and him are really different.

  • Rachelle 2022-03-22 09:01:19

    The combination of Motor and Bell proves that 1+1 can be greater than 2. Although the structure of the work is extremely neat and less exciting when it comes to the highlight, the overall expression is online throughout. The music is also great, and it will be a favorite work.

Ford v Ferrari quotes

  • Ken Miles: Well, you promised me the drive. Not the win.

  • Carroll Shelby: It was a hell of a drive.

    Ken Miles: She's a hell of a machine.

    Carroll Shelby: Oh, she's fast.

    Ken Miles: Could be faster.