AF Corse, which runs the factory 499Ps, has announced that the Formula 1 race winner and reigning LMP2 WEC champion has joined its roster for 2024 without unveiling his programme with the team.
It appears certain that he will be part of the line-up in an extra 499P run under the banner of a customer for which Ferrari sportscar boss Antonello Coletta outlined plans earlier this month at the Bahrain WEC finale.
WEC rules dictate that there can only be two full-season factory entries by each manufacturer competing in the Hypercar division and that additional cars can only score points in the FIA World Cup aimed at independent teams.
Coletta stressed in Bahrain that any additional Hypercar entry would most likely be run by AF on a customer basis.
The statement from AF explained that further information about the new relationship between the team and Kubica will be revealed in the “coming weeks”.
That is likely to coincide with the publication of the line-up of the 2024 WEC grid following the closing date for entries on Monday.
AF boss Amato Ferrari described it as “a great honour to welcome a driver of Robert’s calibre to our family”.
He said that Kubica’s “talent and great professionalism will bring new added value to our team”.
Source: Autosport