WEC, all set for 6 Hours of Imola: Ferrari charged for home race

WEC, all set for 6 Hours of Imola: Ferrari charged for home race


The World Endurance Championship is preparing to land on the banks of Santerno for the second round of the season. Cavallino is looking for revenge after an uninspiring first test, but the Porsches will be aggressive.

Nico Patrizi

April 16 – 12.48pm – MILAN

The countdown has begun. The weekend of April 21 FIA WEC he is preparing to start a journeyEnzo and Dino Ferrari Racing for the second round of the championship, one Twelve o’clock intended to immediately enter the hearts of fans. Advance ticket sales are going fast and expected better public outcomes: the best “appetizer” for the Emilia Romagna Formula 1 GP that will take place on the third weekend of May.

FERRARI HUNTING FOR REVENGE

The fans’ attention will surely be drawn to the team’s performance Ferrari 499P Hypercar, who also did not shine in their first match in Losail. It will be the first official race of the 499P in Romagnaand the home environment will push the Prancing Horse crew to do well to regain valuable points from a championship perspective Porsche 963 “rulers” in Qatar. The biggest expectations are for Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen who finished sixth overall in Losail, but immediate revenge is also expected to come out Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado who, due to a bad accident, did not go beyond the twelfth place in the “vernissage” championship. Furthermore, race should not be overlooked Robert Kubica, His Wife and Robert Shwartzmann aiming for the title of Independence. The second best position achieved in Qatar suggests that this squad has all the potential to do well.

PEUGEOT AND CADILLAC REPLACEMENT ACTION

The Imola race already represents an important test for Cadillac V-Series.R after the elimination of Bamber, Bourdais and Lynn in Qatar. The American car has shown that it can keep up with the Porsches Penske Motorsport was born Team Jota, and quick redemption can come to Romagna. Also seeking revenge Toyota GR010 Hybrid the title holders and returned from a poor run in Qatar with only fifth and eighth place in their respective games. Also for Enzo and Dino Ferrari first for the new Peugeot Hypercar, with a new design and an attractive new version. Also, don’t underestimate the great strife within LMGT3with the presence of Valentino Rossi on Team WRT’s BMW M4 GT3 and some convincing Ferrari 296 GT3 by AF Corse, capable of coming close to the podium in their first match of the season. Competition of Porsche 911 GT3 R di Manthey and the amazing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo will be tough, but anything can happen in six hours of racing. Finally, pay attention to Lamborghiniwho will be able to express their opinion in both classes. The best evidence of SC63 at Sebring shows the great technical progress of the new Italian Hypercar, and Huracan they are very competitive cars…

THE PLAN

The race program will be distributed widely three days: Friday the 19th the first two sessions free testsevery ninety minutes, at 12 pm and 5.15 pm. Saturday 20th three free one hour practice sessions at 11.10 am and then the official qualifying tests at 3.05 pm. The top ten cars will advance Hyperpolein the program at 3.45 pmwhich will determine the first five rows of the large array. 1pm Sunday 21st April the start of a long six-hour race.