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Ferrari Returns To Endurance Racing With 499P, Heading To Le Mans Subsequent Yr

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Ferrari is returning the highest degree of endurance racing for the primary time in 50 years with this, the brand new Ferrari 499P, set to compete in subsequent 12 months’s FIA World Endurance Championship within the Le Mans Hypercar class.

The automobile will make its aggressive debut on the 1000 Miles of Sebring in March 2023 and has a chic but purposeful design that has already been showcased in its crimson and yellow racing livery.

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Ferrari’s designers have labored their magic on the entrance of the automobile with a set of skinny LED headlights and a pronounced carbon fiber splitter. There are massive openings within the bodywork above the entrance tires whereas a well-recognized prototype-style cabin can be seen. The aspect bodywork is clean and easy, a dramatic distinction from Ferrari’s present F1 automobile whereas on the rear half, you’ll discover the massive aerodynamic shark fin and towering wing.

The Italian automaker has developed its personal chassis for the 499P, given that it’s going to compete within the LMH class fairly than the LMDh class the place opponents should use a chassis from both Multimatic, Dallara, Oreca, or Ligier.

Powering the 499P is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 that shares its structure with that of the 296 GT3 race automobile however has been totally reworked, guaranteeing it’s lighter and might act as a load-bearing piece of the automobile’s construction. A 900-volt battery driving an electrical motor can be featured. Grunt from the combustion engine drives the rear wheels whereas the electrical motor powers the entrance. The automobile additionally options an power restoration system that recharges the battery throughout deceleration and braking. The 499P delivers a mixed 680 hp.

Greater than 7,500 miles (12,000 km) of testing has been accomplished within the 499P and it is going to be homologated earlier than the tip of the 12 months. Its outings at subsequent 12 months’s FIA World Endurance Championship will embrace the Le Mans 24 Hours.