Documentary Ivan Capelli Sky on the life of the Formula 1 driver

Soon on Sky Documentaries an exclusive documentary devoted to one of the undisputed protagonists of Formula 1: Ivan Capelli. It is an untold story with an original interpretation.

The Born Driver is, as the title of the documentary continues: The Incredible Story of Ivan Capelli. Italian pilot who, from 1985 to 1993, was one of the protagonists of the automobile and Formula 1, also passing through a “chapter” called Ferrari.

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From October 9 on Sky Documentaries and streaming on Now, an unpublished story that tackles the career of one of the undisputed protagonists of Formula 1, through a completely original interpretation.

How the documentary was born

It is the story of a director father (Graziano Capelli) who, year after year, documents the sporting rise of his son. This son who will become a star of Formula 1. Thanks to the fascinating reinterpretation of Gionata Zanetta, Swiss author and illustrator, these pictures are transformed into a film: Natural born driver – The incredible story of Ivan Capelli. The documentary was born from a meeting between Capelli and Zanetta in Lugano. The two find themselves examining the pictures taken by the father of the former pilot: a real treasure. The idea is then to rework everything and bring it up to date with a mixed technique that combines plans and animated illustrations. A set of moving watercolors and historical archive photos.

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The result of this original and meticulous work is a completely different biopic. Which, as the note that launches the documentary writes: “It exudes the vitality and healthy unconsciousness of the seventies and revolutionizes the sports documentary genre”. Born Pilot – The Incredible Story of Ivan Capelli is a Sky and Ginny Productions production in collaboration with Nenieritmiche Films and Grand Oberland Hotel Animation. Conceived by Gionata Zanetta, it is co-written with Ivan Capelli himself. And it is the pilot who narrates the film, with Claudio Moneta. It is a Sky Original documentary which premiered at the Biografilm Festival. Sunday October 9 at 9.15pm on Sky Documentaries, it will be shown the same day at 10.30pm also on Sky Sport.

The incredible story of Ivan Capelli

The documentary takes place in 1979 when a very young Ivan Capelli accompanies his director father on the set of an advertisement, on the trail of Fiorano. Niki Lauda’s Ferrari stops in the pits and the chief mechanic collects the intrigued twelve-year-old from the cockpit. It’s the day Ivan decides he will become a pilot when he grows up. He begins with karting races, in which he already shows promise and encourages his family to invest in his future. The successes followed one another, first the victory of the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 1983, then the European Championship in 1984. 1986 saw Ivan Capelli Intercontinental Champion of Formula 3000. In 1985, meanwhile, he emerged unscathed of a terrible accident. and that year he landed in Formula 1.

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In the maximum class, Ivan Capelli made his debut as a replacement driver for Tyrell and later as the driver chosen by Japanese entrepreneur Akira Agagi, who founded the future Leyton House Racing F1 team in order to race him, beginning a brilliant career in Formula 1. In 1992, the Maranello team inaugurated its new single-seater and welcomed new drivers into the team. After 16 years of his childhood memory, Ivan Capelli becomes an official Ferrari driver.