This Just In: Ferrari Returns to Sebring

From Fiona Miller of Care Racing...

CARE RACING LARBRE COMPETITION TO ENTER SEBRING WITH CHAMPION LINE UP

The sight and sound of an ALMS race-winning Ferrari 550 Maranello will soon
be once again seen and heard in North America, driven by three reigning
Championship title holders.

A collaboration between Care Racing Development, owners of one of the most
successful GT cars in recent years, and Larbre Competition ˆ GTS Champions
in the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series with the same car ˆ will see a 6-litre,
V12 engined Ferrari enter the 12 Hours of Sebring on the 19th March, driven
by an all-star line up of Champions.

Frédéric Dor of Care Racing explained why the Florida classic is so
important. „Our cars have been enormously successful over the last three
years, thanks to the professionalism and commitment of our racing partners
in the different series.

„We have won Championships (FIA and LMES), the 24 Hours of Le Mans (GTS) and
several races in the ALMS including Petit Le Mans, but never Sebring. We
believe that Jack Leconte and Larbre are capable of achieving that victory
although we know that we face some excellent competition and a tough 12
hours of racing.‰

Jack Leconte of Larbre Competition (pictured with Frédéric Dor) is keen to
expand upon and profit from the experiences gained with the Ferrari 550 last
year.

„This is a very refined race car, whether you are talking about the
aerodynamics or the suspension, the engine-gearbox unit or the transmission.
Everything is spot-on and perfectly reliable.

„At Larbre we also believe in bringing all the right ingredients together
for ultimate success and a vital part of this is the driver line-up. To win
a difficult race like Sebring you must have drivers who are experienced,
fast and reliable and I think we have found three who are perfect for this.

„Christophe Bouchut (LMES GTS Champion) will be with us once again and he
will be partnered by Fabrizio Gollin (FIA GT Champion) who brings with him
so much experience of this car from his years with BMS Scuderia Italia.
[Bouchut (left) and Gollin (right) are pictured at a winter test in Misano.]

I am also very pleased to say that Sébastien Bourdais (Champ Car World
Series Champion) will join us, which is very exciting news for the series
and fans alike. Sébastien‚s home town is Le Mans so he has sportscar blood
in his veins, and luckily for us he has also a great deal of experience at
Sebring from his Champ Car testing. I think he will have no trouble
adapting to the car in a very short time and we will have a really
magnificent driving team.‰

While Larbre Competition‚s plans for the remainder of the 2005 season have
yet to be confirmed, Care Racing has already placed 5 of their Ferrari 550s.
Further details on these placements can be found on www.care-racing.com.