Ferrari has unveiled a new livery ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, revealing a blue colour scheme in a nod to the team’s excellent F1 history.
News broke last week that Ferrari would add a two-tone blue splash to its classic scarlet livery for a single race in Miami, celebrating the “connection between Ferrari and the American automotive scene” by commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Italian marque’s presence in Miami. . North America.
And as preparations continue for the first of three rounds of the 2024 F1 season in the United States, the front pages have become indifferent to the new look of the SF24.
The colours used by Ferrari this weekend are officially described as Azzurro La Plata, a lighter shade of blue worn by the team’s first world champion, Alberto Ascari, and Azzurro Dino, a darker colour used for racing attacks by drivers such as Arturo Merzario. Clay Regazzoni until 1974.
The blue colours will also appear on the helmets and suits of drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, as well as on the team’s kit, in Florida this weekend.
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The blue SF-24 also represents the first Hewlett-Packard (HP) branded in a Ferrari F1 after the team announced a “historic” sponsorship deal with the tech giants last week.
Ferrari arrives at the Miami Grand Prix on the back of a strong start to the 2024 F1 season, with the Scuderia comfortably occupying second position in the constructors’ standings: 44 points ahead of Red Bull and 55 ahead of third-placed McLaren.
The Prancing Horse has scored podiums in 4 of the first races of the new campaign, and Sainz took his third career win at the Australian Grand Prix last month.
Ferrari announced earlier this year that Lewis Hamilton would race for the team in F1 2025 after the seven-time world champion signed a multi-year contract with the team, ending his long and successful deal with Mercedes.
Hamilton’s arrival could be tracked via Adrian Newey after the F1 design legend announced on Wednesday that he would leave Red Bull at the start of 2025.
Newey has been linked with a stint at Ferrari during his illustrious career, especially when he came close to joining the Scuderia a decade ago.
Ferrari is believed to be one of two teams, along with Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin team, that have presented Newey with a contract as a rival to capitalise on the uncertainty at Red Bull.
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