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Lando Norris’ Ferrari F40 crashed into a road barrier

The new year has just begun, and car accidents involving legendary models have already begun. One happened a few days ago in Monaco when a Ferrari F40 owned by British-Belgian motorsports racing driver Lando Norris ended up in a road barrier.

A video posted on Instagram shows the F40 driving on a mountain road near Monaco. After turning left, the driver suddenly lost control, apparently due to excessive steering and braking, causing it to spin out onto the road and then hit a road barrier. Fortunately, the damage to the car was not catastrophic.

The Ferrari F40 is powered by a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 471 hp (352 kW) and 426 lb-ft (578 Nm) of torque, mated to a five-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels. It reaches 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 201 mph (323 km/h).

According to available information, Norris was not behind the wheel because he was in Dubai at the time of the accident. He has owned the car since late last year and has been photographed in it several times on the streets of Monaco.

Source: Supercar Fails via Instagram

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This Ferrari Daytona SP3 pays tribute to Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Ferrari was an Italian motor racing driver, entrepreneur and founder of the Ferrari automobile marque. He is largely responsible for the company’s success and the development of some of its legendary models. His son, Piero Ferrari, decided to pay tribute to his late father with a personalized Daytona SP3.

This special Daytona SP3 is painted in the blue and white combination that were the official colors of American racing cars in the 1960s. It was an FIA regulation that required each car to use the colors of the country in which it was based. Although Ferrari is not an American brand, that year it was racing under the flag of the North American Racing Team and so used the blue and white combination. It was inspired by the 250LM Pininfarina model which had the same color combination and a red interior.

The Daytona SP3 is powered by a naturally-aspirated 6.5-L V12 engine with 840 hp (626 kW). As a visitor, the original 250LM was powered by a naturally-aspirated 3.0-L V12 engine with about 314 hp (234 kW).

Source: Ferrari

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This Ferrari Daytona SP3 pays tribute to Enzo Ferrari
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1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti is up for auction

At the 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM as the successor to its premier GT-class racer, the 250 GTO. It was produced until 1965, and only 32 units left the factory. One of them, the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti is up for auction.

When Ferrari launched the 250 LM, FIA regulations required that manufacturers produce at least 100 road-legal cars of the model, which Ferrari failed to do, and the FIA ​​refused to homologate it. This meant that the 250 LM had to compete in the prototype class until 1996, when it was homologated as a Group 4 Sports Car.

This 250 LM, chassis number 5893, was the sixth production car to leave the factory. It was delivered to Luigi Chinetti Motors, whose North American Racing (NART) team achieved Ferrari’s sixth consecutive victory at Le Mans. It was also the only privately owned Ferrari to ever win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Some interesting facts about this car include that it is the only Ferrari built during the Enzo Ferrari era to compete in six 24-hour races, including three times at Le Mans and three times at the 24 Hours of Daytona. It last raced at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1970, after which it was kept in a museum. It is in excellent condition, with its matching-numbers engine and gearbox.

It is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.3-L V12 engine with 320 hp (238 kW) mated to a 5-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.

The auction will take place on 4 – 5 February 2025, and the estimated value of the car is €25,000,000 EUR.

Source: RM Sotheby’s

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti is up for auction