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The geniuses at MS community at it again......this one is by sum1 named surya...so beautiful......awesome stuff.....only a true schumi fan can really appreciate his work Twenty thousand leagues above the skies a hero lives, bright like a star a magician, not with a magic wand, but a steering wheel and a scarlet car! magic he worked, year after year winning milestone after another milestone such was his majestic brilliance that all his competitors were by miles outshone! such was the magnificience of his art that everyone else were hardly visible to the eyes! he simply was uncatchable by others no matter how hard their tries! and then came the darker of times when fate began playing its wicked games his actions were commented upon meaninglessly and he was called the most shameful of names they knew he simply cannot be beaten fair handicap him they did, sweet victory to taste he did not speak a word, but smiled and worked and a "defeated" hero was treated like waste they said...

The Prancing Horse

The famous symbol of Ferrari is a black prancing horse on yellow background, usually with the letters S F for Scuderia Ferrari. The horse was originally the symbol of Count Francesco Baracca, a legendary "asso" (ace) of the Italian air force during World War I, who painted it on the side of his planes. Baracca died very young on June 19, 1918, shot down after 34 victorious duels and many team victories; he soon became a national hero. Baracca had wanted the prancing horse on his planes because his squad, the "Battaglione Aviatori", was enrolled in a Cavalry regiment (air forces were at their first years of life and had no separate administration), and also because he himself was reputed to be the best cavaliere of his team. The Scuderia Ferrari logo Coat of Arms of the City of StuttgartIt has been supposed that the choice of a horse was perhaps partly due to the fact that his noble family was known for having plenty of horses in their estates at Lugo di Romagna. Ano...