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"2023, LMH, Enough Said", Ferrari returns to the top of Le Mans
- GPblog.com
After a 48-year absence, Ferrari will return to the top tier of endurance racing from 2023, it announced today. Ferrari will appear at Le Mans with a Hypercar programme and participate in the World Endurance Championship once more.
“Fifty years after its last official participation in the premier class of the World Sports Car Championship in 1973, Ferrari will take to the track in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, which it proactively helped to establish", Ferrari announced through its official channels.
Ferrari also revealed the news via Twitter. They did so in a short but telling video: “2023. LMH. Enough said."
4 numbers, 3 letters. We don't think we need to add anything else. Share your reaction in the comments!@FIAWEC #FerrariCompetizioniGT #FerrariRaces pic.twitter.com/bn1SXp1JEF
— Ferrari Races (@FerrariRaces) February 24, 2021
Major player
Ferrari president John Elkann has also made a statement in the announcement: "In over 70 years of racing, on tracks all over the world, we led our closed-wheel cars to victory by exploring cutting-edge technological solutions. With the new Le Mans Hypercar programme, Ferrari once again asserts its sporting commitment and determination to be a protagonist in the major global motorsport events."