Sometimes it feels like Charles Leclerc’s life is just Forza Motorsport. Last week he drove an F1 car (and a Portofino) through Monaco, this week he drove a Ferrari 275 GTB around Fiorano.
The Monegasque Formula 1 driver drove to the Ferrari test track in a 1960s sports car to celebrate the brand’s history and heritage. A little surprised by the primitive nature of the car compared to its state-of-the-art racing car, the driver was shocked that people drove around Le Mans for 24 hours.
Powered by Ferrari’s legendary 3.3 liter Colombo V12, it used the same engine as Legends as the 250 GTO. Ferrari claimed the engine produced 280bhp here (although that may have been optimistic) and it was the brand’s first street car to use a gearbox, a technology it had used in previous racing cars like the 250 Testa Rossa.
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The light car was designed by Pininfarina and manufactured by Scaglietti from 1964. It used aluminum alloy doors, and at least 72 copies were made with an all-aluminum body.
The car was entered in competition in response to the FIA’s refusal to homologate the 250 LM for GT class races. He was used both as a works racing driver and as a customer racing car and finished third overall at Le Mans in 1965.
“You can feel the story behind it and that’s what’s so nice,” said Leclerc from the cockpit. “I can’t imagine what it’s like to drive this car on one track. Today I got close to that. I didn’t push hard, but obviously the feeling is great and to be racing in the 60s, I think it was, with this car it had to be very special. “
From his comments in English it sounds like he’s saying “non voglio più uscire” which means I don’t want to go out.
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