Ferrari to the Imola test in the Wec, Pier Guidi: "We want to give our fans a joy"

Imola, 18 April – The debut in the 2025 WEC, in Qatar, was even triumphant for Ferrari. The hat-trick in the desert of Prancing Horse hypercars it was perhaps even better than expected. Now, however, the 499Ps find themselves having to endure a tough test. Due to the characteristics of the track, the weather – now constantly... variable – and even heart vibrations. Imola has no equal, for the emotions and history it brings with it. And you can bet that the illustrious opponents will not stand by and watch and will try to avoid the mistakes that caused them to fail at their debut.  He will look for an encore the number 50 of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen. The 83 AF Corse of Philip Hanson, Robert Kubica and Ye Yifei will want to try another exploit. And will want to climb at least one more step on the other Rossa, 51 by James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi, the car that rewrote the history of endurance racing two years ago by winning the 24 Hours Le Mans.  ”We worked hard – says the 41-year-old driver born in Tortona – and the feeling is that we have grown having learned from the mistakes of the past. Maybe we didn’t expect to be so competitive in Qatar, even if the Aragon test was positive. Of course we will have to take into account the fact that then on the track everyone will be very close. Toyota is the benchmark, but we are there”.  Imola tests cars and crews without discounts. “It's difficult to brake here – comments the Ferrari driver, seventh last year in a race conditioned by the weather – and the view also the difficulty in overtaking, qualifying will be fundamental. We will try to give our fans a joy”. Pier Guidi looks at the championship and denies that Sprints could be a fascinating option. “I believe that endurance is something else – he says – and that two different types of competitions should not be mixed”.