Early Life
Enzo Ferrari decided to name Alfredo after his grandfather. Alfredino is loosely translated into English as "little Alfredo".
At the time of Alfredo's birth, Enzo was a racing driver for Alfa Romeo. He had vowed to stop racing cars if he had a son. True to his word, after Alfredo's birth, Enzo stopped racing cars and concentrated into racing team management via his newly formed Scuderia Ferrari.
From an early age Enzo was grooming his son to be his successor, and therefore sent him to some of the best schools in Europe. Alfredo studied economics in Bologna before moving to mechanical engineering in Switzerland. But over time it was clear that something was wrong with him. His physical movements gradually became stiff and often he was unable to maintain his balance. Doctors at that point of time had no idea what was afflicting him. He only managed to complete two years of his engineering education, which was enough for Enzo to call his son "engineer".
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