The Italian Mauro Forghieri, Ferrari technical director for twenty years (1962-1971, 1973-1984) and right hand of Enzo Ferrari, passed away this Wednesday in his native Modena (north) at the age of 87.
Forghieri, Formula One car engineer and designer, has become one of the most recognizable faces in world motorsports and in particular the Ferrari team, earning under his direction a total seven constructors’ championships for ‘Cavallino prampante’.
Enzo Ferrari’s right handfounder of the team and the car brand that bears his surname, Forghieri was the designer of the single-seater 312 with which Austrian Niki Lauda won two world titles, in 1975 and 1977.
In addition to his impact on Ferrari, a company he joined at the age of 29, Forghieri had a major impact on motoring’s top class by first installing car rear wings in the late 1960s and ‘turbo’ In the beginning. of the 80’s.
After his journey at Ferrari, the engineer was part of Lamborghini and Bugatti, also as technical director.
Last January, he was named Honorary Citizen of the city of Modena: “I am touched, receiving this recognition from my city is of great value. In my career, I have had many opportunities to go abroad to work, but I always rejected because it would have meant leaving Modena,” he said when he received the award.
Source: La Verdad
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