A chief executive with the fighting spirit of Lee Iacocca, the determination of Carlos Ghosn, the car talents of Dieter Zetsche (who has brought American Chrysler back from the brink), plus the financial inspiration of the great Alfred Sloan, who ruled over the empire from 1923 to 1946.
After decades of absence, Dodge has returned, upping the ante by buying up behind-the-car talent.
When he has the car working his talent is undeniable, a master of changing conditions, as he proved on his debut win, and in Australia and China in 2010, Hungary again in 2011 and at the absolute classic in Canada the same year, where he twice came back from last place to take the win.
However, both of those options require that you already be established as a race car driver with talent.
Why not, he is asked, given Ferrari's struggles to prepare a car worthy of his talent?
But if Alonso does not get a car to suit his talent next year, his days at Ferrari must be over, because I don't think he could accept that and continue to put up the fight he does.
"He is a great talent in the car, but also outside of the car and we need a driver like him.
Beyond that, say I.B.M. research scientists at the company's T.J. Watson Research Center in Hawthorne, N.Y., lies the prospect of two-way communications -- a car with the conversational talents of KITT, the smartypants Pontiac Firebird from the 1980's television series "Knight Rider".
One of the most skilled drivers in Formula One and a move to Mercedes would give him a car to match his talents but would mean a reprise of the turbulent relationship he endured in 2007 when team-mates with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.
The skill of the drivers, the talent of the car constructors, and the rules of auto racing's sanctioning bodies were designed to balance the danger and thus maintain the element of exciting competition.
He studied design at Pforzheim, a leading source of design talent for German car makers.
