INTERVIEW
Tending Prancing Horse’s power plants
Lerato Matebese had a chat with Ferrari’s chief engineer, Francesco Morettini, who is responsible for some of the company’s best engines
Francesco Morettini is such an unassuming and soft-spoken man, you would be hard-pressed to guess his department is responsible for some of Ferrari’s most evocative engines, including the 6.5l V12 in the 812 Superfast. I am sitting in the Cavallino Restaurant in Maranello, adjacent to Ferrari’s headquarters. Towards me walks a man in a light blue shirt and trousers. He shakes my hand and introduces himself as Francesco. He and his team have the enormous yet exciting task of building the Prancing Horse’s most revered road car engines. I have just driven the 812 Superfast around the Fiorano test track and am still gobsmacked at what I experienced. Then I realise the man seated across from me is responsible for that V12 nuke of an engine. As the engine project manager at the famed Italian sports car company, Morettini’s face lights up as soon as I start talking about how brilliant this new V12 engine is. "I’m glad you have enjoyed it because that is exactly how we would like our custom...
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