Editing Ferrari (section)

=== The "Prancing Horse" ===
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[[File:Tifosi Monza 2003.JPG|thumb|{{lang|it|[[Tifosi#Formula One|Tifosi]]}} flying Prancing Horse flags at the [[2003 Italian Grand Prix]]]]

Ferrari's symbol is the "Prancing Horse" ({{langx|it|Cavallino Rampante}}, {{literally|little prancing horse}}), a prancing black horse on a yellow background. Minor details of its appearance have changed many times, but its shape has remained consistent: it is always presented either as a shield, with the [[National colours of Italy|Italian tricolour]] above the horse and the initials ''SF'' ("[[Scuderia Ferrari]]") below; or as a rectangle, replacing "SF" with the word "Ferrari" rendered in the company's trademark typeface.<ref name=Prances >{{cite web |title=Prances With Horse: The History of the Ferrari Logo |website=Motor Trend |url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/history-ferrari-logo-badge-photos/ |date=20 October 2020 |access-date=13 March 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313211401/https://www.motortrend.com/features/history-ferrari-logo-badge-photos/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Enzo Ferrari offered an account of the horse's origins. In his story, after a 1923 victory in [[Ravenna]], the family of [[Francesco Baracca]], a deceased [[flying ace]] who painted the emblem on his airplane, paid him a visit. Paolina de Biancoli, Francesco's mother, suggested that Ferrari adopt the horse as a good luck charm: he accepted the request, and the Prancing Horse was first used by his racing team in 1932, applied to their [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] with the addition of a [[Shades of yellow#Yellow (CMYK) (process yellow) (canary yellow)|canary yellow]] background—the "colour of [[Modena]]", Enzo's hometown.<ref name=Prances /><ref name=Aversa />{{rp|43}} The rectangular Prancing Horse has been used since 1947, when the [[Ferrari 125 S]]—also the first Ferrari-branded sports car—became the first to wear it.<ref name=Prances />