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Hint number two.

Chances are you’ve never, ever heard of this guy.

He must be a Ferrari so Italian driver, and he must be Baconin Borzacchini. In wikipedia it says:

During his years of racing, Baconin Borzacchini participated in more than one hundred events. Although his number of victories is considerably less than some of the other Italian racing notables, he was much loved and respected by his countrymen. In his honor, the circuit in Magione in the Province of Perugia in Umbria not far from where he was born, was named the “Autodromo Mario Umberto Borzacchini”.

I may find other drivers.

Guy Moll?

@kosmic164. You might be right. Wiki says

Even though he had such a short career, Enzo Ferrari ranked Moll one of the best drivers he had ever seen, and believed he might have become one of the best ever.

Which formula one driver and modified f1 car bought about rear engined cars to the Indy 500, ( there may have been rear engines cars prior to ww2 but am after f1 team and driver)

Corret @farragher the answer I was looking for was jack brabham And cooper, your up

Mario Andretti lost his team mate Ronnie Peterson in race before at Watkins Glen.