Photo : Arnaud CORNILLEAU - ACO/Nikon
A newcomer into the fold this year is the Luxury Racing Ferrari team in LM GTE Pro, they are preparing for a tough fight, but Anthony Beltoise, Francois Jakubowski and the team have significant assets.
Anthony Beltoise:
"On the other team car, Jaime Melo, Frederick Makowiecki and Stephane Ortelli will definitely be the stronger crew. With François Jakubowski and Pierre Thiriet, our role will be to drive in our own way - if one can say that at Le Mans! - and go after a class win "
François Jakubowski:
"Anthony is a bit of a pilot-instructor, with lots of experience. On this team, we are also fortunate to have with us a former Le Mans winner in the person of Stephane Ortelli, who must surely be the driver Luxury Racing has the most hope for in the 24 Hours. "
Anthony Beltoise: "In addition, the 458 is much better with the Italia chassis than the F430 GT. It is already very efficient, and still enjoys a large development potential. That said, we'll keep an eye on AF Corse, which is a bit of a reference for us, but also on Hankook Motorsport Team Farnbacher and JMW, which use respectively Hankook and Dunlop tyres. With such a diversity of technology, the duel between the 458 Italia and the others will be very interesting!"
Jean-Philippe Doret
PHOTO: LE MANS VERIFICATIONS TECHNIQUES ET ADMINISTRATIVES, 5 JUIN 2011
