
The announcement of a tie-up that had already been widely reported has come three weeks after the Italian manufacturer released the news of its entry into the prototype arena in the respective Hypercar and GTP classes of the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Tuesday's statement from Lamborghini Squadra Corse, the marque's in-house motorsport department already responsible for its GT3 and Super Trofeo Huracans, offered no insight into the change to its plans outlined last summer.