Ferrari 512M: Time For Tea?

The Petrolicious Ferrari celebration continues. What, you've had enough of old V12s?

Possibly, just possibly, this could be the best Petrolicious video ever. Why? Look at the ingredients. A rare old Ferrari racing car to start, one with a chequered history (no pun intended). Very fast but cursed with bad luck, the Penske Sunoco Ferrari 512M has a fascinating story. It's also being driven with real intent in the video, V12 shrieking in the sunshine and gearchanges perfectly executed.

Moreover the whole story is told by David Hobbs, the man who raced this car with Mark Donohue through 1971 and who comes across as a thoroughly nice chap. Wait until he describes entering a bend at 206mph as "a bit unnerving the first time" in an entirely matter of fact fashion. And this is a man who raced the Ferrari at Daytona, Sebring, Le Mans and Watkins Glen in one year. Can you even imagine what those races were like?

So yes, it's quite a special little film this one. Shot and edited to the usual very high Petrolicious standards, it's a real treat for a Friday afternoon.

Watch the video here.