Overview
- Ferrari’s Calado–Giovinazzi–Pier Guidi crew arrives at the 8 Hours of Bahrain with a 13-point advantage and can clinch a first hypercar drivers’ crown.
- Across its two cars, Ferrari holds a 49-point manufacturers’ lead over Porsche entering the season-ending round.
- The trio has topped the standings since winning on home soil at Imola in April.
- The Bahrain event is set to be Jenson Button’s last professional race, with competition also expected from the privateer AF Corse entry that won Le Mans with Robert Kubica.
- Calado, a 2023 Le Mans winner who once missed an F1 seat over funding, says the car is stronger than two years ago and calls their championship chance outstanding.