Mauro Pane
Mauro Pane was an Italian driver, champion kart driver and owner of the company "F1 Storiche " in Sannazzaro de' Burgondi, the only European company that repairs and maintains vintage models of single-seater racing cars. Pane was employed as a stunt double in the film by Ron Howard's Rush as a stunt driver for actor Daniel Brühl.
In 2008 Pane was the Historic Formula One Champion with Tyrrell P34 and 2012 with a Lola T370 in Monte Carlo.
Pane died when his car plunged into a river between Tromello and Gambolò in Lomellina in February 2014. He was 50. The body of a passenger, a Romanian girl named Catalina Ganea, was also found in the car.
