Andrea Sassetti is a shoe designer, owner of the Italian fashion company Andrea Moda

Andrea Moda

Andrea Moda is an Italian fashion company, owned by shoe designer Andrea Sassetti. It is responsible for management of the Formula One constructor of same name....

. He was also briefly the owner of a Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

 motor racing team Andrea Moda in 1992.

During 1992 a suspected case of arson destroyed Sassetti's discothèque on the east coast of Italy

Italy

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, and as he fled from the flames, a gunman shot at him, but missed.

He now runs restaurants and nightclubs and is involved in the construction business. Still interested in the sport, he has the two original Andrea Moda S921

Andrea Moda S921

The Andrea Moda S921 was a Formula One car designed by Simtek and used by the Andrea Moda Formula team in the 1992 Formula One season. It was driven by the experienced Brazilian Roberto Moreno and Englishman Perry McCarthy....

cars at his home.