Francesco Patti was born in Palermo in 1971. An enthusiast of all things motorized from an early age, he has contributed to various specialist periodical, writing various articles dealing with classic cars. He is also a committed photographer with a particular interest in automotive events, his photographic reports being published on the site www.scattidauto.it. In 2014, two of his photos were published in the Ferrari Annual. In 2017, he wrote and interpreted a story dedicated to Dino Ferrari and the cars have carried his name. In 2019 he published the book Lancia Delta with Giorgio Nada Editore. He lives near Pordenone.