PDF from Ferrari SPA site; http://www.owners.ferrari.com/esImages/Ferrari/20060530/599_gtb_fiorano_autocar_10may06_all.pdf
Interesting in the current R&T the main feature includes the F430 and the 997 Turbo. The F430 is the fastest around the track. It beat the 997 Turbo. So if the 599 is faster than the F430 it would reason that the 599 is faster than the 997 Turbo.
Guess I'm off to a slow start here. I thought the article was silly. Forgive my poor taste. Both great vehicles no doubt. But the writing was hackneyed and so cliche ridden as to be trivial. Two good Lit students could suck the life out of either of these Hacks. They werre writing for their masters at the manufacturers, not for enthusiasts. Just my $.02, I know...