Christophe Van Riet: "We need to find a new playground for the old ones, and the race is perfect for that."

Hello Christophe. A Belgian in an American car for a carpooling In Spain, it's starting well!

It was either a Cobra or a Mustang this weekend (cars that Christophe Van Riet had and that he offered to us, as part of the Espíritu de Montjuïc, at the end of March. Editor's note). I've made my choice. Are we on first-name terms?

Perfect. It's a car you know perfectly well, I think.

Don't worry, I'm in control. I won the Tour Auto with it, and Thierry Boutsen also won it in this Cobra. It's a "rodeo" car, you'll see. It's sporty all the time; you accelerate hard, but on the other hand, you don't brake very well. It's a constant spectacle on the track.

Is this your favorite car?

I love it, but my ultimate car is the Ferrari 275 LM. I can't tell you much about it, because I've never driven one! The Cobra, or rather the Cobras, I know well. I've bought and sold several. It's the model I've driven the most in my life. I've had this one for five years. In truth, I have plenty of "heart cars" as you say. My heart is full of them! I love the Ford GT40, the Ferrari 250 LM, I can name a bunch.

Do you also have a passion for F40s?

The Ferrari F40 is, for me, THE supercar. You open the hood, you look at it, you immediately understand how it's going to work, it's readable. It goes very fast, it's brutal. To drive, it's fantastic. It doesn't compare to what's being done today in terms of performance or handling, the "Hypercars", but if one day I become a collector, then e