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Forghieri: Enzo Ferrari’s genius surrogate son who got things done
Mauro Forghieri was far more than just a Ferrari engineer. He was the genial glue that gelled the Scuderia together for decades. A Ferrari god. Waking up to the news of a fallen idol is crushing. Mauro Forghieri was much more than just a Ferrari hero. He was my god. I was privileged to know Mauro. Truant as ever with my cousin Massimo at Kyalami in that heady fortnight prior to the 1976 South African Grand Prix, Ferrari’s SA connection Jack Nucci cornered us fifteen-year-olds in the pits. It may as well have been God No. He never reported us to the headmaster, Nucci rather trotted us down to the Ferrari box. And presented us to Mauro Forghieri. It may as well have been God. Before we...
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