“We will be doing a 12-hour test at Sebring prior to the official Wheels Down test days in February. The reason for that is that there are lots of new components in the 2010 Ferrari F430 and Sebring is the best place to test them. If anything is going to break, it will be at Sebring!
“Jaime has been working with Ferrari since the end of last season to develop the car for us and other teams in Europe to use this year, and his feedback is that the changes are going to make a positive difference. He seems to come alive in a racing car and, while some drivers find testing tedious, Jaime loves what he does…all good for us.”
Will the changes make Risi Competizione and the Ferrari 430 GT more competitive in the American Le Mans Series GT class?
“Yes, there will definitely be an improvement in competitiveness and we will also have an increase in power because of a bigger air restrictor. That, however, is countered by increased weight so it will be as close as ever at the top of the class. The power to weight ratio in the Ferrari is different to the big V8s in cars such as the Corvette; they’ve got more torque than us by a long chalk.
“Having said that, we know this car inside out and know how to get the best out of it at all the different tracks we visit. I’d say that it would be a foolish man (or woman) who underestimates Risi Competizione and the Ferrari F430.”
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