Comparing F1 to Le Mans is silly. It's like saying the Giro (Le Mans) is better than Milano-Sanremo (F1). An F1 car would be crushed at Le Mans and an LMP will never get pole at Monaco. Le Mans is older and there is no doubt, Enzo regarded it more than F1. He just had a hissy when he could no longer control the rules and Ford and Porsche crushed his soul.
As for the V8, you have to be joking, right? It is a US thing that Ferrari did miserably. Feeling still butt hurt from what Ford did to him, Enzo tried this joke of a dalliance. Gutless pos. 12s and 6es, that the sweet spot, nothing in between. An that wedge isn't fit to suck the exhaust from the 365, which was Enzo's weak attempt to better the E-type (spoiler alert, he did not). And finally, comparing a 550 to a whale is so desperate, it isn't worthy of anything. The only thing somewhat comparable is the P3, but it does not have the elegance.
Hmmm, a lot of conjecture there regarding the thoughts and intentions of the Drake. Ford and Porsche "crushed his soul"? Seriously? The V8 gutless? Do you remember what cars in the US were like in the early 80's? The 365 a weak attempt to better the E-type? Now I'm thinking you might have hit the bottle or the pipe. I know these are just your opinions, but suffice to say that most people in the know don't agree with you, or share your "taste."
Lastly, we are talking about modern day F1. It is the top level of auto racing, and LeMans is a mere fraction of what it used to be. So until Porsche decides to even attempt racing where it matters, nobody is going to take them seriously as a racing brand. They are a gentleman's toy, nothing more.
Sure. If you entirely ignore the non-Italian builders doing the exact same thing at the same time of those "original" Italian builders did.
You missed the part about a tradition of craftsmanship and artistry that no other country (especially not the US or UK) could, or can, match.