FOR EX-FORMULA 1 STAR GIANCARLO F Fisichella this might be a mere side-hustle, but he's not leaving anything on the table. The braking seems impossibly late, the Ferrari 488's huge carbon-ceramic brakes pulsing with ABS and the tyres squealing as 'Fisi' steers hard right for the very late apex. I'm hanging off the seat on my belts, straining to keep my crash helmeted head from obscuring his view of the apex... which he hits perfectly before mashing the throttle again and wrestling the Ferrari to the next brake point, where the process is repeated.
It's an outrageous, intense lap-and-a-half that leaves me agog at Fisi's skill and commitment, the 488's on-limit ability and the grip of the tyres being mercilessly exploited. And it's Vredestein's new UUHP (Ultra-Ultra-High Performance) tyre, the Ultrac Pro, that we're here at the Monteblanco circuit, Spain, to experience and test for ourselves.
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