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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives during the Monaco Grand Prix in Monaco May 25, 2014.
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<span id="articleText"/> (Reuters) - Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso will wave the official starting flag for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race next month.
<span id="midArticle_0"/> The Spaniard, who was invited by the organizers as a leading representative of Ferrari, said he looked forward to catching up with old friend Mark Webber, the Australian who now competes for Porsche after leaving F1 champions Red Bull last year.
<span id="midArticle_1"/> "We miss him in Formula One and I want to know how he's getting on in Endurance racing," the double world champion told the Ferrari website.
<span id="midArticle_2"/> Alonso said he was also hoping to get some insights into the technology used in the hybrid sportscars compared to Formula One, which has entered a new era this year with a V6 turbo hybrid.
<span id="midArticle_3"/> The 82nd edition of Le Mans runs at the Sarthe circuit in western France over the weekend of June 14 and 15.
<span id="midArticle_4"/><span id="midArticle_5"/> (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by martyn herman)
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<span id="articleText"/> (Reuters) - Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso will wave the official starting flag for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race next month.
<span id="midArticle_0"/> The Spaniard, who was invited by the organizers as a leading representative of Ferrari, said he looked forward to catching up with old friend Mark Webber, the Australian who now competes for Porsche after leaving F1 champions Red Bull last year.
<span id="midArticle_1"/> "We miss him in Formula One and I want to know how he's getting on in Endurance racing," the double world champion told the Ferrari website.
<span id="midArticle_2"/> Alonso said he was also hoping to get some insights into the technology used in the hybrid sportscars compared to Formula One, which has entered a new era this year with a V6 turbo hybrid.
<span id="midArticle_3"/> The 82nd edition of Le Mans runs at the Sarthe circuit in western France over the weekend of June 14 and 15.
<span id="midArticle_4"/><span id="midArticle_5"/> (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by martyn herman)
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