Ferrari Announces LMH Factory Program!

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https://magazine.ferrari.com/en/races/2021/03/24/news/lmh-2023-the-race-starts-now-97363/

 

About time...

 

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It’s hotting up.

 

The best part of the Porsche announcement is that they will be supporting customer programs from the get go.

 

Porsche has been a long time stalwart in endurance, supporting many private teams.

I hope they will be successful with their LMDh like they did with the 956/962.

 

Yep. One of the things I didn't like about the current DPi rules was the exclusivity agreements. I really think LMDh is going to be huge...Hypercar..not so much.

 

In yesterday's earnings call John Elkann hinted at V6 hybrid powertrain for the Ferrari LMH.

 

Not surprising. The appeal for them is to use the F1 ICU.

 

Yes.

 

John Elkann -- Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

So there are big discussions at the moment on the future of Formula One, and we are very much present in that conversation with the ambition and aspiration of being absolutely carbon neutral as a sport and as our activity is linked to that sport. So that is exactly the direction of travel. It will be hybrid technologies, and those hybrid technologies are very important within the V6 because that is the same capabilities that we will be using for our other motor sports activities. As you know, we announced that we will be entering the Endurance arena and also in terms of our road cars, which will have V6 hybrids. So no doubt that the thread from a technical and technological standpoint is there.

Our customers' expectations are that we are continuously able to innovate and to be at the pinnacle of technology, and that is why we are looking ahead in a very excited era where we can achieve more with the new technologies that electrifications are providing us, and the SF90 is a perfect example of that. In terms of how will '23 look like, I think that we have answered most of the questions, and it's probably a better topic to touch in 2022 when we meet for the Capital Market Day.

 

Leo turrini revealed today that the Ferrari hypercar program will be supervised by corrado lotti, a brilliant engineer coming from road car department and Formula one power unit department.
Very promising team in the making Turrini said.

Forza Ferrari !

 

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I wish they run just as "Scuderia Ferrari", but I suppose lendind the cars to AF Corse is the most sensible choice.

 

I am wondering if Ferrari will renew with the past and allow some cars to go to private teams, or only run a factory team.

 

My guess is they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't think they could sell customer cars.

 

Probably they even will run an "official" team for a pair of seasons and then only sell cars. But for that the rules must be stable and ACO will have to make LMH the dominant class; if not, privateers will buy LMDh at a fraction of the cost of a LMH.

 

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bmw-confirms-lmdh-program-for-2023/

 

It looks like we have to wait 2 more years before seeing really great competition in endurance again.

But we will be spoiled!

Toyota, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Ferrari and Bykolles in LMh, will meet Porsche, Audi and BMW in LMDh (possibly Lamborghini too!).

Quite indicative that the German have chosen LMDh for their return at Le Mans.

One supposes that BoP will come into play, because on paper, the cars will be quite disparate.

 

Rossi a potential candidate for a seat?
https://the-race.com/motogp/rossi-poised-for-2022-wec-switch/
Beyond this article I see Kimi Raikkonen as a great driver for this car.

 

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Ferrari's Hypercar to be four-wheel-drive hybrid
While Peugeot presented this week its Hypercar concept with which the French manufacturer will make its comeback in Endurance, Ferrari is also upgrading its weapons with a staggered program. Announced since last February, the return of the Scuderia to the 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 2023 and will see the Prancing Horse fight again for victory in the general classification.

Like Toyota and Peugeot, Ferrari has opted for LMH regulations rather than LMDh. The reasons are understandable and stick to the invariable discourse of the Italian firm on the question of its commitment to competition: being able to do it with a car entirely designed in Maranello, and not based on a chassis supplied by a third party.

The future Italian Hypercar will start from a blank sheet and will not be inspired by a road model already imagined by Ferrari. Perhaps it will give birth to a variation, but it will therefore be above all designed for competition. Here again, we find the same approach as all the other competitors known to LMH to date. In reality, only Aston Martin, before its withdrawal, had the ambition to derive its racing Hypercar from an existing model, in this case the Valkyrie.

The shapes will be determined by the wind tunnel, as in Formula 1.

Antonello Coletta

"It will be a new car," confirms Antonello Coletta, head of Ferrari's GT activities, in the columns of the Gazzetta dello Sport . "It will not be derived from one of our current or future road hypercars. Some of the concepts in this car can then be used in production, but the shapes will be determined by the wind tunnel, as in Formula 1. Prototypes are likely to all look alike, but so we made it our mission to create one that has Ferrari DNA and is instantly recognizable. "

"We have decided to participate in the LMH category, with a hybrid engine and four-wheel drive, and we will face very strong competition, made up of major brands that have already won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the WEC. On paper, we are going on a level playing field, with no favorites, and that will make the fight exciting. "


Unimaginable for a long time, Ferrari's return to the highest level of Endurance was made possible thanks to the implementation of new regulations based on cost reduction. While the LMP1 cost between 140 and 180 million euros per year at the height of the hybrid era, it will now be possible to do with much less means in Hypercar.

"The old regulations did not allow us to do this," explains Antonello Coletta. "The new category will be easier to manage in terms of costs, around 60% less than in LMP1. In addition, the benefits in terms of image and communication will be greater. It is a unique opportunity for the races. of Endurance to regain their former popularity. "

The foundations of the Ferrari program are therefore laid, with the objective of running the Hypercar for the first time "in May or June 2022" .