From 2001 to 2006 Juan Pablo Montoya was, for many, the public enemy number 1. In his years in Formula 1 spent with Williams and McLaren, the Colombian was often among the fiercest and most combative rivals of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, with great on track battles since his first year in the sport.
After retiring from Formula 1, Montoya returned to racing in America, where he won a second Indianapolis 500 in 2015 and then concentrated on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a classic that saw him winner of the LMP2 Pro-Am category during the 2021 event.
On the occasion of the Ferrari World Finals, which were held at Mugello, Juan Pablo Montoya managed to fulfill what has not secretly always been his dream: to step into the cockpit of a Formula 1 Ferrari car. The car he got the opportunity to driver was the F2008 of Felipe Massa, which won the World Constructors title that season, a car capable of taking eight pole positions, as many victories and 13 fastest laps.
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“It’s strange to be here driving an F1 at Mugello: there is nothing better than this!” – Montoya states in an exclusive interview with Motorsport Italy – “When I was racing in Formula 1, you had to beat Ferrari every weekend, they were the reference. The goal was that especially when it came to Italy, and I must say that when I did it in Monza it was special.”
“Ferrari has a terrifying tradition, I’ve always promised myself to drive it one day and it finally happened. Every car is different: I never expected to find a McLaren that drove so bad when I left Williams. Ferrari, on the other hand, is magical, really: you want to drive it to the max, but you know it’s someone else’s car, so you’re a little scared and can’t give everything it can offer right away. You’re scared because you know it has a big margin.” – Juan Pablo Montoya said.
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