Fear not, friends, I am not introducing a topic connected with modern F.1......
I am feeling a tad sad (or should that be 'a sad tad'?) because I have searched several racing driver biography sites, including our own Darren Galpin's superb offering, and on none of them do I find the fact that Sergio Sighinolfi ever drove in Grand Prix.
I know that 1952 was a Formula 2 season but nonetheless for that, the Modena Grand Prix WAS a Grand Prix.
Signor Sighinolfi was entered in a works Ferrari 500 and was 6th fastest in practice, less than 3 seconds slower than Ascari.
I assume that he started the race although I realise that he didn't finish it due to Ascari's car suffering an oil system problem, whereupon Sergio was called in for Alberto to take over his car. Ascari completed 18 laps before retiring so I guess Sighinolfi was called in around lap 20.
Surely this would warrant being included in the list of Grand Prix drivers, even though he never got another chance? There is only one thing worse than being ignored......
As an aside, measured to a tenth of a second, Villoresi and Gonzalez dead-heated, although the win was given to the Ferrari from the Argentine's Maserati.
Is there a photo somewhere?