Double Pole Position for the Ferraris at the 6h of Monza, the fourth seasonal event of the FIA World Endurance Championship which saw the 488s take the primacy among the GTEs.
For once we start from the LMGTE AM Class because those who signed the record did so by writing a very important page of history for the Prancing Horse and for the series.
On the last available lap in the 10 ‘of Qualifying, Sarah Bovy fired a time of 1’47 “431 which allowed her to finish 0” 227 in front of Ben Keating’s Aston Martin Vantage # 33 (TF Sport).
Historic Pole, we said, because it is the first time that a woman has finished an official timed practice session in front of everyone in the FIA WEC.
# 85 Iron Dames Ferrari 488 GTE EVO by Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, Sarah Bovy
Photo by: Eric Le Galliot
“It was an absurd session, to be honest. I was not at all happy with how I was doing after the first 8 ‘of practice, I had made several mistakes “, explains the Belgian.
“We worked very hard and I wanted to achieve a result. I got the message over the radio that there was time to do the lap and it was time to push; I’m really happy I did it.”
“It was a very good lap and I pushed with all my strength. I thought about my teammates, the team and all the hard work we have done.”
The Bovy was a missile and confirmed to have a rather heavy foot as shown in the past; now it will be very interesting to see how she will behave with the other Iron Dames, the expert Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting, reigning Ferrari Challenge Europe Champion, with whom she shares the wheel of the pink 488 # 85 developed by Iron Lynx.
“I did my first race here last year, I’ve been in this championship for a year and making my first Pole Position here is a great result. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to do it.”
# 51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE EVO by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado
Photo by: Eric Le Galliot
Moving up the category, Ferrari finally returns to the front also in LMGTE PRO with the World Champion, Alessandro Pier Guidi.
The 1’45 “270 signed by the Piedmontese in Ferrari # 51 was enough to beat Nick Tandy, who at the very last managed to put the Corvette C8.R # 64 in front of Antonio Fuoco’s 488 # 52, denying the double to the Reds of AF Corse.
“We are very happy, we pushed hard and the car performed well. In Monza it is always special to do the Pole, it is our home race and we are happy to have done well in qualifying, where we usually suffer. But if I had had to choose a place to hit the pole, it would have been Monza, in front of our fans “, comments Pier Guidi.
“Up to now things have been going well and starting in front of everyone is important even if there are six hours of racing to go. We have worked with a view to the race and we are consistent in our times.”
“Sunday will be very hot and we will certainly struggle with the tires, but it applies to everyone. But we can finally get back to playing our cards for the win”.
Fuoco added: “Qualifying went pretty well all in all and we are all very close. We are in a good position for the race, we have a good pace, let’s see what we can do. “
“It is always special to be in Monza for our home race, we must try to get the maximum points for our fans, for us and for the team”.
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