Ferrari Shares Behind-the-Scenes Le Mans 'Full Access' Episode Highlighting 499P Fifth and Seventh Places

Ferrari has released a new episode of 'Full Access: The Red Line,' its web series dedicated to the Prancing Horse's commitment in the FIA WEC, on its official YouTube channel. The episode follows the team during the weekend leading up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with exclusive interviews with Ferrari's official drivers competing in the 499Ps, comments from team members, and previously unseen footage. It accompanies fans through the build-up, from the Pesage technical scrutineering in the city centre to the first day of tests on the Sunday before the race and the inevitable group photos.

The new episode also details the organisational effort behind the event. Ferrari oversees travel arrangements for drivers and personnel, as well as the transport of the cars and every piece of infrastructure the manufacturer sets up in France. It reveals the 'secrets' of the kitchen that enables the Hospitality Team staff to prepare 6,000 meals in little more than a week.

The episode gives equal space to the Ferrari Challenge drivers, whose single-marque series organised a round on the Circuit de La Sarthe as a support event for the endurance race. For them, it was a special opportunity to meet Ferrari's official drivers competing both in the 499Ps in the top class of the FIA WEC and in the 296 LMGT3 Evo cars. Away from the track, viewers see life inside and outside the paddock: the motorhomes where drivers rest, Casa Ferrari, the exclusive lounge overlooking the circuit reserved for Prancing Horse clients, and the Ferrari Village, where many clients experienced the event from purpose-built lodges within the circuit.

The episode also recounts the progress of free practice sessions, Qualifying, Hyperpole and the race itself. At the chequered flag, the 499Ps finished fifth and seventh respectively, with the crews of Pier Guidi–Calado–Giovinazzi and Ye–Hanson–Kubica, while Fuoco–Molina–Nielsen retired. Ferrari says the results came after a maximum-effort performance at the end of a race that, from the outset, promised to be complex.