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James Calado told MotorsportWeek.com that he’d like to bring the Le Mans-winning Ferrari 499P to Daytona, to compete for the
The British driver expressed his desire to bring the car to Daytona and compete for the overall win in the GTP category, but Ferrari stated that they have no plans to bring the 499P Hypercar to the race as they are focused on their FIA World Endurance Championship campaign. Calado, who races the 499P in the WEC, will be driving the #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, alongside other Ferrari factory drivers. They will start the race in fifth position in the GTD Pro class and 12th in the combined GTD Pro/GTD class. Calado mentioned that although he would like to bring the 499P to Daytona, he is racing in the GT class this year and believes they can still compete for the GT win. However, he also expressed his opinion that the Daytona International Speedway road course is a bit boring compared to other tracks he’s driven but acknowledged that it makes for exciting racing due to the close competition and the use of caution periods to bunch up the field.
