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The Maserati brothers cycling. From left: Ettore, Bindo, and Ernesto in 1940.

went to work racking up race wins for the company. The eldest Maserati brother quickly won the Brescia-Orzinuovi in 1899 and both the Brescia-Cremona-Mantua-Verona-Brescia race and the Padova-Bovolenta competition in 1900. With a big brother who quickly rose to fame as a motorbike racer, the younger Maserati brothers aspired to similar feats. In 1901, automotive firm Fiat enticed Carlo to come work for them as a test driver. He remained there until 1903, when Isotta Fraschini followed suit, hiring him away from Fiat by offering him a better position as both a test driver and mechanic. This position let him apply his inventive engineering ideas to cars.

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Maserati: Italian Style and Performance