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The Ferrari 488 Pista
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is one of those cars that makes you wonder where we are all going to end up in 10 years time
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Its rate of progress over the 458 Speciale that it loosely replaces is that incredible and that
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massive objectively. You almost wonder if there's a model in between that you've somehow forgotten
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about. Based on the already rapid 488 GTB, the Pista is lighter, louder, more powerful and a lot
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more focused in its chassis setup. It also generates 40% more downforce than a regular 488
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so it's much quicker around the track. Not least because it also wears a set of Pilot Cup 2R tyres
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and, in this instance, a set of optional carbon fibre wheels that help bring the unsprung mass even further down
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allowing it to deliver even quicker lap times. So just how quick is the Mighty Pista around the coastal circuit at Anglesey
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On the instructions of the numerous Ferrari engineers present I switched the Manitino to CT off and headed out on a drying but still slightly damp circuit to begin to find out
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So eventually the circuit just about started to dry
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And there were still a couple of damp areas. Ferrari's engineers said these wouldn't really matter
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so long as the Pista's Cup 2R tyres could reach at least 50 degrees C
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which they just about did. so sit back relax and enjoy the ride this thing feels absolutely not raving mad but just
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rabid in everything it does its acceleration is bonkers it's gearing because you are accelerating
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so fast you just go up the gears i'll show you in a minute how fast you have to upshift in order
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to not hit the limiter. The traction it's got is monster. But it's the chassis. The
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chassis on this thing feels so nicely developed. The front end, the back end, the middle of
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it it just feels so nicely balanced and so perfectly precise And that the steering I know Ferrari steering you do have to get used to you have to reprogram your brain a bit But half a lap and you just steer this thing
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with your mind, it is absolutely phenomenal around this track. And on Cup 2Rs, it's got
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insane amounts of grip as well and as you can hear it makes quite a nice noise too
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right have a look at this down the pit straight second third fourth fifth
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it's just barking mad this car It feels utterly different from a regular 4.8, hey
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I mean, come on! This is a road car! And so there you go
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In the end, the Pista did a 1 minute 10.8. Making it the fastest supercar we have ever timed around Anglesey
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And the mad thing is, I reckon it might have gone a good half second quicker in bone dry, warm, perfect conditions
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It's quite a car, is the Ferrari 488 Pista. It's not just the speed it can generate that blows your mind, but also the noise it makes whilst doing so
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the balance it has near the limit, the way it stops and the way it changes gear
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It is an astonishing thing to experience at any speed and on any road, but especially at full beams around a circuit like this
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As we said at the beginning, it does make you wonder what on earth they'll come up with next
