The large, colourful image that makes up the backdrop is reminiscent of the works of futurism, a revolutionary artistic and cultural movement that came into being in Italy in the early twentieth century. Symbols of this movement, which reached out to the future, progress and modernity, were the automobile, the aeroplane, the motorcycle and the thrill of speed (“a motor car racing is more beautiful that the Victory of Samothrace”) - the taste for risk and danger. It was one of the rare moments when art and industry blended harmoniously.