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Formula One hints at top-level endurance racing with Ferrari Le Mans Hypercar

The Ferrari 328 PB will be Ferrari's overall care at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year. Modena hasn't competed in the overall for 50 years, with the 312 PB that finished second. 

After winning six consecutive races in 1965 with the 250 LM, the Ford GT40 ended the Italians' winning streak the following year.

Ferrari's new prancing horse has been in development for 18 months, predating its announcement that it would join the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

As Antonella Coletta, head of the competition GT department at the company, said to Autocar, 'our dream is to win.' Of course.

There is a deep lip spoiler angled downward at the edge of the tease, as well as a couple of blade-thin DRLs connected by an illuminated red highlight.

The glimpse of a face on the face of this car looks much like the Daytona SP3, itself a limited-edition reference to the mid-engined sports cars such as the 330 P3 and the 412P that once raced on the same track it is named after.

LMH gave Ferrari more freedom in regulations than LMDh. The LMH class allows manufacturers to create brand showcases like the chassis and hybrid system on a road car or as part of a wholesale prototype, rather than requiring specification components in the LMDh class. 

The Ferrari prototype route was the only one. Coletta says the LMH class is a good place to start parts for the future of the road car range since it requires entrants to produce at least 20 roadgoing versions of the race car. The design of the hypercar will likely translate into road car design.

Race car testing leaves the sim and moves to the track 'in the coming weeks.' A competitive debut is slated for next March, which sounds like Sebring.

Le Mans celebrates its 100th edition in the same year Ferrari celebrates its 50th anniversary of not competing overall.

Le Mans Hypercar class will feature Ferrari, Peugeot, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, Toyota, and Acura, while LMDh will feature Acura, Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini, and Porsche.

In the summer of 2023, Ferrari will have an event that will go down in history. Anyone interested in endurance racing should book a hotel in the French countryside for June 10-11, 2023. It is going to be insane.

As for the teaser, which we can see, for now, you can see a couple of blade-thin DRLs connected by an illuminated red highlight, and a deep lip spoiler that angles downward at the edges.

A glimpse of this face recalls the Daytona SP3, itself a tribute to the mid-engined sports cars that once raced on the track it's named after.

In choosing the LMH class, Ferrari says regulations are more flexible. In contrast to IMSA's LMDh class, which will compete with hypercars, LMH allows manufacturers to build brand showcases like chassis and hybrid systems that are based on a road car or a wholesale prototype.

A prototype was Ferrari's only move, so few parts were raided. It also requires entrants to produce at least 20 roadgoing versions of the race car, Coletta stating that LMH is a good place to start. Hypercar design will also influence road car design.

Tests with real race cars will begin 'in the coming weeks.' A competitive debut will take place in March, which we interpret as Sebring.

Le Mans will celebrate its 100th edition in 2023, the same year Ferrari will celebrate 50 years since it first participated in the overall.

Le Mans Hypercar class will feature Ferrari, Peugeot, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, Toyota, and Acura, while LMDh will feature Acura, Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini, and Porsche.

Ferrari says it has an 'appointment with history' next year. Anyone who likes endurance racing should book a hotel in the French countryside for June 10-11, 2023. It will be fantastic.

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