Robert Kubica will crew up with Ferrari F1 reserve driver Robert Shwartzman and Yifei Ye in a 3rd 499P hypercar this time.

The 3rd 499P on the Planet Stamina Championship grid – entered underneath the title ‘AF Corse’ in contrast to the two ‘Ferrari AF Corse’ cars and trucks – will have quantity eighty three.

Ferrari returned to best-amount sportscar racing past time with the 499P hypercar, which claimed total victory in past year’s Le Mans 24 Several hours with the quantity fifty one crew of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi. It was the only spherical of past year’s WEC in which Toyota unsuccessful to assert total victory.

Growing to a a few-automobile entry for 2024, Ferrari beforehand discovered grand prix winner Kubica would be just one of its new motorists. They have now verified Shwartzman, who has acted as Ferrari’s F1 reserve driver for the past two seasons, and new Ferrari manufacturing facility driver Ye will full the line-up.

Though Ye has prior expertise at hypercar amount, obtaining raced with Jota past time, both equally Kubica and Shwartzman will be racing in the best course of the WEC for the initial time this 12 months. Kubica was just one of the motorists of the LMP2 title-profitable WRT crew in 2023, along with Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade.

“After profitable the LMP2 course in 2023, I am extremely satisfied to be capable to generate the AF Corse Ferrari 499P this time,” Kubica mentioned.

“We will have to consider to continue to keep our toes on the floor and do our very best. In particular at the starting of the time it will not be quick, but we will consider to maximise keep track of time to achieve vital expertise.”

Shwartzman, who raced with AF Corse in the GT Planet Problem past time, mentioned he has ambitions of profitable the globe championship with his new crew.

“We are sensation self-confident and formidable,” Shwartzman mentioned. “Confident about the position we will do with the crew, and formidable about the benefits we want to realize this 12 months.

“We will have small time and lots of issues to concentrate on, but I will give my very best to adapt to the automobile, to the crew and all the things as speedy as probable. I am self-confident that the time will be good and I am definitely inspired to get fantastic benefits, with the ambition to acquire the globe title.”

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