Ferrari F80

I have not made any reference to a conspiracy, only to major financial interests that link Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and to its main shareholder.
Regarding the ZR1, I have already seen a test drive carried out by Car and Driver, which is quite detailed, and I therefore recommend you read it.
When the F80, already in its final version, was shown last year at Ferrari's Finali Mondiali event at the Imola racetrack, from the descriptions made here on Ferrarichat by some of those who have been there in person and from the various videos that were recorded, it is possible to make an assessment of how the car sounds compared to other Ferrari models. The various videos made since then, in which various prototypes of the F80 appear driving around the Maranello area, do not indicate that anything has substantially changed in terms of sound in relation to the Imola’s car.
In the video with L.H. and Charles Leclerc, and due to the constant background music, it is impossible to evaluate how the F80 really sounds like. I’ve watched this video again and the words “sexy sound” that I swore had been uttered by L.H. were actually said not by him but by C.L. and so my apologies to L.H.
Leclerc, who also owns several Ferraris, including an SP3 and an 812 C, knows perfectly well what is and what is not a sexy Ferrari sound. Although patience is not one of my virtues, fairness is and so I will give C.L. words the benefit of the doubt.

 

The possibility that LH actually liked the sound doesn't cross anyone's mind? Anyway, the sound is the least important. The fact that he said that it was the fastest road car he has even been in is much more important!!!

 

Sorry, I should have been more clear, I was referring to the ZR1X which has launched but not tested, and the same for the W1. The F80 that was at the Finali Mondiali, which was the car that was shared with us at the launch at the factory, is pre-production, as told to me by Ferrari themselves with still changes to come.

I was told there will be two exhaust systems for various regions in the world, I do not know if the pre-production car (used in the F1 drivers video) has been changed/modified as they are still work out the final details of the F80. When the same car was featured at Cavallino the handlers were told not to start the car and it was pushed every where it went, the same happened in the Time Square photoshoot, interesting.

Not to be argumentative, just wanted to be more clear

 

I mean he is paid to say that. I still remember Schumacher saying his daily driver was a Fiat Bravo.

 

Since liking a sound is subjective, it can not be proven that he did not actually mean what he said. The 296 sounds pretty nice, so why wouldn't the F80? Of course everyone will have to wait and hear it with their own ears and make up their minds. The quantifiable qualities of the car though (i.e. performance) are irrefutable and both F1 drivers were amazed by those.

 

You think it actually looks better in NYC Taxi Cab Yellow?

 

Do you know which regions will get which exhaust? That’s very interesting, I’ve not heard of the different exhausts for different markets.

 

I actually do not like yellow cars, but I think this particular car in this light shows better then the original launch car. I am not a fan of Rosso Supercar, looks like all the Toyota crossovers from the early 2000's that I see on the road. I think if they were to come out with a color that is so bold to be called Ferrari supercar red, it needed to be a radicicolous version of red. I think Rosso Magma blows Rosso Supercar out of the water.

 

I was told on good authority this will be the case and this is the reason the car was not started when we were in Cavallino. They stated one version for the US and one for the EU, but I'm sure if they are going to go through this effort they will sell each version where regulations allow/do not allow certain decibels. Sorry, this is all the information I have.

 

If they do it on the F80 they might do it for other models, it would be a welcome change!