[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by Tifoso Scuderia

emmm i dont know but if u follow this link u will be able to see for yourselves the result of the last GT race that took place in China last week, in which an amazing 9 out the first 10 cars are either Maserati cars and Ferrari cars. The other car in the top 10 is a Saleen, and not a Porsche.

BUT ....
Maserati and Ferrari are GT class cars.
Porsche only run N-GT class cars.
So you're not comparing equivalent classes, which makes most of the position irrelevant, sorry

REGS:
GT : http://www.fia.com/resources/documen...04_Art_258.pdf
N-GT : http://www.fia.com/resources/documen...04_Art_257.pdf

Any comparison needs ALL the difference sin the regs to be considerd

Moreover no Ferrari or Maserati cars retired during the race, contrary to the Porsche cars. I know that this only one race`s result, but it is pretty much a reflection of the season, where Ferrari were dominant in the GT classs, and there was another manufacturer which gave it some serious competition, it was definetly Saleen, not Porsche.

But Porsche and Ferrari were racing in different classes.

I cant remember the countless times that th GT podium was 1-2-3 for Ferrari, or at least 1-2 !!! Ferrari are not only dominating Formula 1 racing, but also GT,

Does it need repeating ?

as is Alfa Romeo which won the ETCC Championship for the last 6 years in a row.

ETCC isn't a big series anymore so few manufacturers have been makign series attacks on it.
Vauxhall pulled out and reduced their invovlement when the ETCC and BTCC couldnt' agree and set up silly regs. Shame coz it used to be a good race series

in my opinion, BBC topgear is one of the most professional and most unbiased programmes around,

Do we watch the same Top Gear ?
Clarkson's bias is unbelievable and he sets out to be contentious.
He admits it.
That's why NO FErrari gets placed well on the "cool wall"

just because Ferrari is Italian and its racing history and heritage cannot be matched by any other manufacturer.

and equally their worst years in the wilderness have seldom been matched too.
Ferrari are definately on a high, but it doesn't need "talking up".
Great but not at the peak they once held.
Dare I say "Le Mans"