Ferrari's Le Mans win was a catalyst for the introduction of its 499P's first-ever updates
Ferrari’s victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours was one of the factors behind the early introduction of the first evo joker upgrade of its 499P for Interlagos this weekend. The Italian manufacturer explained that it brought the revision focussed on rear brake cooling of its Le Mans Hypercar to the Brazilian round of the World Endurance Championship in order to prepare for the latter rounds of the series when there will be a premium on braking efficiency, most specifically Bahrain in November.
The first was that Le Mans is not, Cannizzo said, “stressful for the brakes” and the second was that the rule makers – the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest – demanded that it be on the 499P for two WEC rounds beforehand in order for its effect to be assessed for the Balance of Performance. That would have meant blooding the modification at the Imola WEC round in April, which would have been too early in the development of the upgrade.
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