WEC + GT World Challenge + IMSA + ELMS 2023

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 12:24

Safety Car! Big crash for the #3 Cadillac at the top of eau rouge!

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 12:43

We're really struggling to get the temps in the tyres back up.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 12:46

After 2 hours:

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 13:12

Bad day for #51 it had to come in for a splash of fuel under FCY then come in again the next lap for a full stop, THEN they couldn't get the car up on the air jacks so an extra long stop

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 13:22

Now a penalty incoming for #50 for crossing the white line at pit exit.

**Kyss4k** · 29th April 2023, 13:25

The tyre heating issue is just insane. The car is super fast once tyres are up the temperature, but until then we are lucky to stay on track

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 13:40

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

The tyre heating issue is just insane. The car is super fast once tyres are up the temperature, but until then we are lucky to stay on track

100%

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 13:54

I hope that's not a penalty for #51 incoming! It really shouldn't be!

Lucky Toyota just pitted before another FCY.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 14:11

Penalty for #50 confirmed.

It's really a shame! there's a really fast car in this Ferrari package it's got race wins in it. There are great signs for the "big one".

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 14:46

2 hours left.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:00

Both cars are back on the lead lap now. It's lapping 2 to 3 seconds faster than everyone else.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:09

Disaster #50 has crashed exiting the pits

Adding insult to injury #51 had to stop under SC so could only short fill.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:13

The car is terrible on new cold tyres.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:14

Nothing has gone right for AF Corse today.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:23

Open the sodding pitlane!

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:38

Colado does a 2:03.868

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 15:47

Into the last hour.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 16:45

YES JAMES!!! UP TO 3RD!!!!

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 16:50

How it finished:

There's a super fast car in there and had we not been unlucky with SC and FCY we would've been closer to Toyota. There's no way the Ferraris could've started on slicks though as they'd probably been out of the race on lap 1.

**wisepie** · 29th April 2023, 17:16

That podium was a hard slog, temperatures and weather played havoc but at least another podium for the team after a very mixed day. Thanks for the updates 458 Italia.

**458 Italia** · 29th April 2023, 20:24

I know not many really care

But there's an amazing story that could be written by Ferrari at Le Mans this year!

I really hope Rob tells us what he's allowed about how AF Corse are feeling going forward!

We have to remember this is the 499P's first year compared to the 3rd year of the Toyota and yet the gap is closing all the time.

**wisepie** · 30th April 2023, 17:18

Originally Posted by 458 Italia

I know not many really care

But there's an amazing story that could be written by Ferrari at Le Mans this year!

I really hope Rob tells us what he's allowed about how AF Corse are feeling going forward!

We have to remember this is the 499P's first year compared to the 3rd year of the Toyota and yet the gap is closing all the time.

Good point, and after a podium for Charles today in Baku, Ferrari have had a reasonable weekend. Shame about the second 499P but the potential is there!

**458 Italia** · 4th June 2023, 13:57

Some good news away from the mess that is the F1 team, #50 Ferrari was fastest in the first session of the Le Mans testing day.

**458 Italia** · 4th June 2023, 21:21

Good second session for Ferrari as well as far as fastest lap goes, this time it was #51 which topped the times.

Of course the test day means absolutely nothing, but I just have a FEELING that a Ferrari can really win the 100th running of the 24Hrs of Le Mans.

**wisepie** · 6th June 2023, 17:09

I do wonder whether the F1 team could do with some AF Corse input, they seem to know what they're doing! maybe some resources have been spent on the Hypercar project at the expense of F1? I wish the AF Corse ragazzi every success.