The Belgian customer who last year spent well over 5 million euros to purchase this four-wheeled jewel and the Monegasque Olivier Beretta, the professional driver of the Prancing Horse who more than anyone else, took turns driving the Ferrari 499P Modificata hypercar. developed the car which took its first steps precisely in this test session at the Mugello racetrack in Scarperia (Florence).
''The lucky owner had a smile that reached his ears", said the Ferrari manager of GT sporting activities, Antonello Coletta, present at the Mugello racetrack in Scarperia to witness the debut of his latest creation.
"For him - he added Coletta - it was incredible to know that I could drive a car that is currently racing in the world championship and enjoy all its exceptional features." "
It's easier than driving a Formula 1, but the performance is practically the same", he would have confided the Belgian owner, the first to receive delivery of this mechanical jewel and who already owns a Formula 1 Ferrari in his special garage. Coletta then specified that to deliver all the cars booked (about thirty examples) we will have to wait until the end of 2025;
only then will it be decided whether or not to continue producing other cars.
''For me it was a great opportunity and a great satisfaction to have contributed to the development of this car - commented Olivier Beretta - because we give the opportunity to drive the car that enthusiasts saw triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and to experience that emotion from inside the cockpit.
All of this is a unique experience that only the Ferrari customer program allows you to experience''.
The modified 499P will never participate in any competition and for this reason all the regulatory restrictions imposed by the FIA have been removed.
''No test that could be used by the car competing in the WEC - specified Federica Santoro, head of XX and single-seater heritage programs - is just pure fun.
We organize absolutely non-competitive events where the common denominator is the pleasure and experience of driving in conditions of maximum safety.
And to make all this even more exciting, we organize a calendar of events, choosing circuits that are also important in the world for Formula 1 and endurance races." "For example - he concluded - this year we will bring our customers/collectors also in Japan at Suzuka and in the United States of America at Laguna Seca''.
For further information ANSA Ferrari Agency: Coletta, in Imola we are looking for immediate redemption in the WEC - World Motors - Ansa.it ''Imola will be our home race for us, we have the energy inside us to do as much as we can because we want to make a good impression up front to all our fans''.
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