Nice to know Michael Schumacher is keeping busy these days. The seven-time Formula 1 champ recently flogged a 599 GTB like a rental car on Ferrari's private test track. That's just one of the perks you get when you've been named the company's chief executive test driver.
Schuey made it look so easy as he peeled off 20 laps around Pista di Fiorano in the 599 GTB with the Handling GT Evoluzione package. It's a tough job, but it beats driving a cab.
Ferrari unveiled the 599 GTB at the Geneva Motor Show. The HGTE edition is lower, leaner and a hell of a lot meaner than the base model, with a retuned suspension, modified damper settings and a throatier exhaust sound. There's also some cosmetic tweaks, including a load of carbon fiber, 20-inch wheels and a fiercer looking grill. Anyone who buys one is offered the chance to take driving classes through the company's Pilota Ferrari program.
"The only way to feel comfortable and behave safely is to experience some extreme moments with the car, to know your limits and the car's limits," Schumacher said in a recent interview.
Four classes are available - basic, advanced, challenge and evoluzione. Schumacher, however, is in a class by himself.
Check out the video of him driving here.
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