A race version of the Ferrari 458 Italia is inevitable, and speculation is rife that this particular car is the Ferrari 458 Italia Challenge. Certainly, it bears the apparent signs of a Challenge race car with its conspicuously lowered suspension, metal center-lock wheels wrapped in racing rubber, and what look to be Lexan windows. And, oh look, hood pins.

We'll have to move and see if this rough image is indeed what it appears to be. And if it is, whether it will give rise to a street-legal 458 Italia Challenge Stradale.

Axis of Oversteer via Autoblog

IL First Drive: 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia