Ferrari had an up-and-down Hyperpole session at Le Mans as red flags caused them a shot at pol𝓡e position.

Antonio Fuoco, F▨errari’s most prolific qualifier,♈ was set to go onto provisional pole with under ten minutes to go.

However, red flags were brought out before he could finish his lap when the #15 BMW of Dries Vanthoor hit the barrier atꦇ Indianapolis.

With the best of his tyres gone, Fuoco tried one more push lap but abandoned that attempt at turn two and three when he went w🐽ide.

“It was a very tough Hyperpole,”🍌 said Fuoc⛦o who finished P5 in the #50 Ferrari. “We did our best as a team to exploit the potential of our 499Ps.

“It appears that some competitors are overall stronger than us, but we know that the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a long race where various factorℱs will p🌜lay a crucial role, including the experience we drivers and the entire team have gained over the past few months.”

On the other side of the garage Alessandro Pier Guidi qualified fourth in the #51 Ferrari, but was also unable to match꧟ the likes of Cadillac and the #6 Porsche which secured pole🙈 in the hands of Kevin Estre.

Guidi said: “We knew we might struggle in Hyperpole in terms of performance c💮ompared to some competitors.

“We weren’t ve𝔍ry lucky with the red flag, which affected our tyre preparation as we tried to improve☂ in the final phase. 

“However, I think our goal was to qualify in the fi𝓡rst two rows, to lower the ဣrisks at the start, and we achieved that.

“The race? I’m confident and believe we can perform well, particularly ♋as we can drawꦑ on the experience gained in 2023.

“I bel🅺ieve we have what it takes to perform well in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.”