The extraordinary driving talent of the young British Peter Collins (born on Nov. 6^th,1931) did not remain hidden from Enzo Ferrari. Therefore, Peter Collins was committed from 1956 by the Scuderia. The “Youngster” took off from the first race on – his chances for the title of driver-world champion were very good. He remained modest and affable.

At the last GP venue of the 1956 season in Monza Collins wrote racing history: his selfless decision and generous homage to his world champion team rivals decided on the outcome of the championshipCollins is the only Formula 1 driver in history who voluntarily renounced the gripping possible world title in favor of the teammate. He justified this decision by saying that he was still young enough and in the following years still has many chances to become world champion.Unfortunately Collins died two years later in an accident on the Nürburgring for the Grand Prix of Germany in 1958.

• With start number 14, Peter Collins started the race at the French Grand Prix. It was the fifth round of the 1956 World Cup. After an exciting race, Peter Collins eventually won the race by a narrow margin ahead of his second-placed team-mate Eugenio Castellotti.
• With start number 2, Peter Collins entered the race for the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. Both Ferrari drivers drove a D 50 with a long nose. To better distinguish the two cars, the nasal tip of Collins D50 was painted with a dark green stripe. A driving mistake ended Collins’ race
• The last race of the season in Monza decided on the title win. Fangio, Collins, or Behra was the question at the start of the race. Fangio took over the car of Collins and was able to win his fourth driver world champion title