Ferrari F1 reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi will race the Italian manufacturer’s new 499P Le Mans Hypercar in this year’s World Endurance Championship. Here's the full story ⬇️
The 29-year-old Italian has been named as part of a six-strong squad for Ferrari’s two entries in the Hypercar class alongside five regulars from its GT roster.
Giovinazzi’s only previous race start in a factory Ferrari came at the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours aboard a 488 GTE Evo shared with Toni Vilander and Pipo Derani when the works AF Corse team entered an additional car. “We know we have a great responsibility to meet with much humility, but we are aware of our strength and ready for this huge challenge”.
“We are very clear about what we can ask of them concerning development and consistency, not just speed”.
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