"A prodigy of instinct to the limits of the human possibilities", with these words Enzo Ferrari describes the incredible driving technique of Nuvolari in the curves, as it can be read in the biography.
This photo, taken at the 11th cup of Consuma (12 october 1930) explain clearly the drive of the mantuan in the curve: the car is all to the inside, the left wheel skims the cliffs frightening and covers the curve outside from the natural road-bed. At the same time the posterior skids allowing the Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 GS to introduce to the successive rectilinear straight, ready for the acceleration.
This inimitable style demonstrates that Nuvolari was not only a driver with an extraordinary courage, but also that he had, above all, a technique and a precision higher than the other drivers. Even if for the common people it did not seem possible, it was a risky but also "calculated" driving.
When Nuvolari ran the spectators reached the more spectacular curves in order to see him in action. From a privileged position the gentleman on the right observes astonished the wheel, in the wait of the impact...