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Earlier this week Ferrari made a somewhat surprising announcement, laying out plants to return to endurance racing and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a top-tier hypercar. That's big news because at the time it will happen in 2023, Ferrari will return to top-flight racing after exactly 50 years. But will Maranello recapture its former glory on Circuit de la Sarthe?
Ferrari will Race a Hypercar at Le Mans, But will it Regain its Former Glory?
27 Feb 2021, 14:40 UTC ·
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Ferrari left the so-called prototype class of endurance racing back in 1973. Crushed by Ford and then Porsche for several years in the row, Enzo pulled his company away from the endurance scene to focus on Formula One. Since then, the Scuderia has one 14 of its 16 titles to become the most successful F1 team. But Ferrari also holds a solid record at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.