This edition of Head-2-Head involves two of Ferraris more disappointing cars. That may sound harsh, but we are talking relative to their other models, so a high bar. Let us start with the race car. The 330 P4 was the replacement for the 330 P3 (surprise surprise), in an attempt to make up for their defeat at Le Mans to Ford in 1966. Compared to its predecessor, its chassis was shorter, and it was fitted with both new suspension and new cylinder heads to its 4.0l V12 engine. The car delivered on debut with a 1-2-3 finish at Daytona, although it would fail to win the French classic, again losing out to the Blue Oval. At the time of writing, 2023, Ferrari have yet to claim the overall win at Le Mans again, having to settle for lower class wins (Edit: While writing this Ferrari took the overall win for the first time since 1965. Typical). In that area, the 330 P4 can be seen as a failure.

The 488 GTB was Ferrari's first mainstream turbo-charged mid-engine car. It also had the unenvious job of being the replacement for the much beloved 458 Italia. The 458 was a media darling. Between its sonorous naturally aspirated 4.5l V8, much improved double clutch gearbox and "looks" (Looks are subjective. Most liked it, I did not) the 458 was seen as a big step up over the previous F430. The 488 then was never going to live up to its older sibling. Despite being much more powerful and efficient, while retaining the impressive handling, it could never recapture the personality of the free breathing predecessor. No matter how good the 488 was, it would never be the 458.