[WEC] Ferrari Hypercar Discussion

[broadrun96]

Plus were they running that time for lap after lap or just let's see how fast we can go at 11? John Field could do that and be faster than the Audis, it didn't ever end well

[Gilles27Kimi7]

1:34,6 was in a long run, 1:34,0 and 1:33,8 were the quali runs.

[hondafan37]

499P? Thanks to a trademark uncovered by CarBuzz at the UIBM, Italy's trademark office, we may know the name of the car early: the Ferrari 499P.
V6 3.0 L...... 499x6=2994......

https://carbuzz.com/news/ferrari-tra...-mans-hypercar

[Adam43]

Well 499P sounds a lot more affordable than 500P.

[hondafan37]

https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/...499p/10392385/

[Akrapovic]

Good lord that is a sexy car.

[broadrun96]

The low front angles look VERY Ferrari and GT

[veeten]

Just goes to prove, when Ferrari takes on a project, they go the extra mile, or kilometer, to make sure it looks as good as it runs.
Your move, Lamborghini...

[veeten]

... and remember, the first race of the WEC season is the dual race weekend at Sebring.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Good lord that is a sexy car.

Originally Posted by broadrun96

The low front angles look VERY Ferrari and GT

No complaints here, and I thought it had a gt look too, and in a good way.

I'm sure they will add some more white though to meet the manufacturer red white black quota.

[Adam43]

Nice.

I see that they have decided to have a rear wing. In fact they look like they’ve pretty much decided to have two!

[Mike E]

Looks so much better with the proper livery. Nice to see the fin painted black too.

[RL17]

Launch video - starts from 5.50ish
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fe...id:kgDvhsio7D4

[S griffin]

Loving the look and the livery is stunning

[Ferrari333SP]

Fantastic looking car; best out of all the teams we have so far

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Nice.

I see that they have decided to have a rear wing. In fact they look like they’ve pretty much decided to have two!

Is this where the Peugeot wing has gone?

[seanyb505]

Hey yo Luigi! Look what I just found in the monza dumpster!

[FIRE]

Great looking car.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by joeb

Is this where the Peugeot wing has gone?

That’s some high level trolling there.

[DistortedSmile]

Offiicial track debut at Imola:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-APee0tzOoo

[Coach Ep]

I have a feeling the interest for the car from both Ferrari owners and enthusiasts on one hand and prospective racers/teams on the other, will be overwhelming. When teams are willing and able to foot the bill for a privateer Porsche Hypercar/GTP program (with the price of the car alone to be approx. $3,5 millions) I expect plenty of them to be chasing a similar program with the 'sacred' Ferrari name on the bonnet for perhaps as much as double that number. Once Ferrari truly realizes that appetite, I cannot see them not building and selling cars to privateers (and maybe they've already understand the full potential of this project and are close to committing to exactly that).

[Aysedasi]

It's a great looking car. Just need them to turn the volume up......

[hondafan37]

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

I have a feeling the interest for the car from both Ferrari owners and enthusiasts on one hand and prospective racers/teams on the other, will be overwhelming. When teams are willing and able to foot the bill for a privateer Porsche Hypercar/GTP program (with the price of the car alone to be approx. $3,5 millions) I expect plenty of them to be chasing a similar program with the 'sacred' Ferrari name on the bonnet for perhaps as much as double that number. Once Ferrari truly realizes that appetite, I cannot see them not building and selling cars to privateers (and maybe they've already understand the full potential of this project and are close to committing to exactly that).

Ferrari Identifying How to Integrate Customers into LMH
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...mers-into-lmh/

The WEC should remove P2 and make an AM Hypercar in 2024

[joeb]

Does anyone else see some similarities with the Mazda dpi at the front of the Ferrari?

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

I have a feeling the interest for the car from both Ferrari owners and enthusiasts on one hand and prospective racers/teams on the other, will be overwhelming. When teams are willing and able to foot the bill for a privateer Porsche Hypercar/GTP program (with the price of the car alone to be approx. $3,5 millions) I expect plenty of them to be chasing a similar program with the 'sacred' Ferrari name on the bonnet for perhaps as much as double that number. Once Ferrari truly realizes that appetite, I cannot see them not building and selling cars to privateers (and maybe they've already understand the full potential of this project and are close to committing to exactly that).

I have a feeling collectors have been calling Risi and AF Corse with requests to run their cars for race provenance. Feels like every car they build will be sold and teams may have plenty of chassis to choose from. Now who wants to fully fund the car for entry at X event?? That's what determines success for us, and may finally convince IMSA to balance hypercar in to IMSA like promised