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I believe that's John Marconi in that Ferrari F1 car.
He's the son of Dick Marconi who founded the marconi brothers museum in Tustin (Santa Ana), a non-profit charitable organization for kids.
Maybe they brought out that car to generate more interest in the museum, maybe they just thought it was so cool they had to share.

The livery on that car in your picture is a little different than the one they have on their museum website, maybe the same car, maybe not. Lot's O'money in OC, I guess it's possible there are two ferrari f1 cars around.
Here's what their website says about it:
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Description: The Marconi Automotive Museum is proud to be one of the few, if any, owners in America with a modern Formula 1 car with a working engine. This car is also the very car that Michael Schumacher drove the first year he raced for Ferrari.
http://www.marconimuseum.org/default.asp?contentID=1

John has his own shop and did all the suspension and brake work on a 71 chevelle that is owned by the guy I bought my 911 from.
John took all factory GM bolt-on parts and make that old muscle car handle and stop as well as almost any corvette.

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