Ferrari driver had far from a straightforward race in the #83 car but completed mammoth final stint to seal victory and make up for 2021 disappointment

Ferrari didn’t touch the 296 Speciale’s mechanicals for the Piloti Ferrari configuration, nor does it need to. The 296 Speciale is a sharpened, more focused evolution of the already potent 296 GTB. Its hybrid powertrain, combining a 120-degree twin-turbo V6 with an electric motor, puts out 868 horsepower.

Eight hours remain in the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P, currently driven by James Calado, has a two-second gap to the yellow No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari of Philip Hanson in second.

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer waved the French flag to get the 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans underway on Saturday, with Porsche immediately seizing the lead from Cadillac.

Cadillac's pole is the shot heard 'round the automotive world as the brand seeks to join Ford, Porsche, Ferrari as champs of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.