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  1. RP

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    Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo will serve as the starter for this year's 77th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.

    Di Montezemolo was invited by president of Le Mans organiser ACO, Jean-Claude Plassart, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first of Ferrari's nine victories in the 24 Hours.

    "I am delighted to be given the opportunity to start a race that has made motor racing history and has such strong links with Ferrari," said di Montezemolo. "Our Scuderia has delivered some unforgettable achievements on this circuit."

    "The Le Mans 24-hour race is synonymous with technologically-advanced sporting competition and has always been a focus of great attention on our part."

    As well as the nine outright victories at Le Mans, Ferrari has also taken numerous class victories in the event - the most recent being Risi Competizione's GT2 class win in 2008.

    Ferrari F1 team principal Stefano Domenicali will also be present at Le Mans in June.
     
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    Luca gets so excited that he decides that Ferrari will build a new prototype race car for the 2010 Lemans 24 Hours.
     
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    Ferrari F1 team principal Stefano Domenicali will also be present at Le Mans in June.
     
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    I posted this yesterday morning about Luca being the starter. VERY interesting timing if you read the report in the F1 section about the big meeting.

    Maybe the team principal can learn something from the privateer winning Ferrari teams.

    Much to the dismay of the Ferrari "purists" the only way Ferrari IMO could win Le Mans under the current regs is to make a diesel to compete against the Peugeot and Audi cars.

    Carol
     
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    #5 RP, Apr 30, 2009
    Sorry, didn't see it. Merge threads.
     

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