Michele Lupini, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Red Mist: Could Ferrari have done better in 2022?

Formula 1 2022 is done and dusted. Charles Leclerc came second. Ferrari too. Could it have been better? Michele Lupini ponders a troubled if successful Ferrari year. If you told me that we’d be second in both ... Read More...

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Red Mist: Will Ferrari ever learn and get it right again?

If Charles Leclerc’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Race qualifying on Friday was a fiasco, then Ferrari’s response to it was laughable for us Tifosi which triggered the headline question. “It's a bit frustrati... Read More...

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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 Forgh... Read More...

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Red Mist: Mastering Montezuma’s Revenge

On the face of it, the Mexican Grand Prix was hardly ideal for Ferrari however in real terms it was an oddly perfect weekend. Still, Mexico’s Montezuma Revenge was not Maranello’s biggest weekend news. That ... Read More...

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Red Mist: Ferrari finding power to bring glory

There’s a tangible wind of change at Ferrari. Let’s hope it blows a far better 2023 our way. Two months ago, Red Mist made a few wishes for Ferrari. Happily, some of the greater ones have come true, others n... Read More...

Mercedes and the Formula 1 cost-cap blues

The Formula 1 cost cap has hit Mercedes F1 hard and it culled staff too but the team made more money for their efforts. The F1 cost cap, and related capers, have been all over the news of late, as the ruling... Read More...

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Red Mist: Schumi 2002, a perfect Ferrari legacy to build on

Today marks a most significant milestone for Ferrari in Formula 1 and one ripe for a little positive reflection, starring the greatest driver to don Red - Michael Schumacher. It was 20 years ago, today in 20... Read More...

Hartslief: Soweto Grand Prix ticks all the boxes

As we reported exclusively last week, facts have begun to emerge about a Soweto South African Grand Prix bid after rumours around such an event in recent weeks. South African entrepreneur Bobby Hartslief, th... Read More...

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Nelson Mandela Grand Prix in Soweto for South Africa?

A most enticing new plan for a South African Grand Prix in Soweto appears to be rising from the ashes of Kyalami’s recent failed bid. Following many failed bids to return South Africa to the Grand Prix fold ... Read More...

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Stand by for F1’s next Grand Fiasco. Costgate is here!

How will Spygate, Crashgate, Schumigate & Fuelgate implicate Formula 1’s latest Costgate scandal? Formula 1 is wading headlong into its greatest fiasco in over a decade. It’s set to unfurl in sensational... Read More...

Red Mist: It’s time for Ferrari to just do it

Ferrari’s been surprisingly quiet in the lengthy lead up to the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. And that’s a good thing. So far this year, the Scuderia has been the epitome of bad publicity. Not that there’s s... Read More...

What next for Porsche in Formula 1 After Red Bull?

Red Bull jilted Porsche at the Formula 1 altar, shattering a dream partnership, but as the sport moves towards the 2026 power unit regulations; what next for Porsche? Red Bull and Porsche were supposed to se... Read More...

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Red Mist: Grid penalties confuse and spoil F1 show

Formula 1 is coming under universal criticism as it continues to shoot itself in the foot with baffling power unit grid penalties, this time at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. It took five hours for the FIA to ... Read More...

Red Mist: Ferrari big boss John Elkann has spoken!

Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening, John Elkann has spoken! With fabulous respect to Queen, it took six months for a peep out of him since our beloved team’s great spiral. Ferrari chairman Elk... Read More...

RED MIST: Sorry Mattia, Rosberg is 100% right

We must salute how loyal old Binotto is to our people, how he defends our beloved Scuderia against Rosberg’s rant, how he stands by us and protects us. We love that. But Capo, not only is Rosberg right, but ... Read More...

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Red Mist: Ferrari farce, how low can Binotto go?

On the face of it, Ferrari at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix was a step forward. Believe it, or not! Carlos fighting that Mercedes off for third was, after all, the team’s first Formula 1 podium in three races! ... Read More...

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Red Mist: Five wishes for Ferrari

OK, we’ve pummelled Ferrari, for very good reason, for long enough now. Difficult as it may seem, let’s try wish the Reds up for once. Who knows, but maybe this will just help turn the tide. Red Mist has fiv... Read More...

Red Mist: What if Ferrari did get their Maths right?

What if Mattia Binotto and his Ferrari cronies did everything right this season, and never messed up the maths or strategy? Let’s play a game of Excel Formula 1. Excel is a splendid computer program. It make... Read More...

Author Michele Lupini