Ferrari won't join LMP1 sooner than 2017

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 01/23/2015 at 22:16 • Filed to: None

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It makes no sense for them, or anyone else, to join LMP1 in 2016, one year before the 2017 rule change.

Toyota joined in 2012, and built a new P1 car for just one season, because Peugeot unexpectedly quit at the end of 2011, leaving Audi without any opposition.

StingrayJake > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/23/2015 at 22:22

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You could say the same thing about Ford jumping in with the GT before the 2016 regs are set and supposedly they're going to go racing this year.

But no, I'd be surprised if Ferrari joins the LMP1 fray anytime soon. The focus has to be on making the F1 team competitive again and they have a fairly competent kind-of-factory GT program in AF Corse. Why dump $400 million into an LMP1 program when you're trying to make Ferrari attractive to investors?

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > StingrayJake 01/23/2015 at 22:29

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Toyota is doing it for less than 200 mill. Ever wondered why they never bring a third car to Le Mans?

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > StingrayJake 01/23/2015 at 22:31

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And like I said it before. They could always rebrand the cars as Maserati or Alfa.

DrScientist > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/23/2015 at 22:45

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dont they also sell a couple of chassis/engines to a private team to though? that has to be some recoup on expenses.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/23/2015 at 22:45

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Ferrari will not enter unless there is a major shuffle in F1. Maybe something like a very low budget cap. Also, Ferrari politically couldn't justify spending at least 150 Million € for LMP1 racing when their F1 cars are beaten by an energy drink and the germans.

StingrayJake > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/24/2015 at 00:07

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Yeah but is Ferrari one to do anything on a budget? If they did it, you know they'd throw money at it.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/24/2015 at 02:08

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That render... It's fantastic.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > DrScientist 01/24/2015 at 14:07

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They only supply the V8 engine used by Rebellion racing.

Still, it is a pretty basic engine that isn't bringing a lot of money, not for the level we're speaking off.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > StingrayJake 01/24/2015 at 14:11

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If they brand the team as Alfa or Maserati, maybe they could get a little more money from Fiat, as it would mean both advertising and R&D gains for the brand they choose.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/24/2015 at 15:46

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That shop is horrendous. It has the main idea right, guess, but damn.