Ferrari has revealed the retro livery it will use for this weekend’s Tuscan Grand Prix, which will be its 1,000th appearance in a round of the world championship.
“Scuderia Ferrari’s 1000th grand prix is a very important milestone, therefore it had to be marked in a special way,” said Piero Ferrari, vice chairman of the company and son of team founder Enzo Ferrari.“That’s why we decided to run a unique livery on the cars for this event, with the SF-1000s taking to the track at the Mugello Circuit in the Burgundy colour first seen on the 125 S, the first racing car to carry the Ferrari name.
“Even the look of the race numbers on Charles’ and Sebastian’s cars will reflect the tradition of the past, giving the impression of being hand painted onto the bodywork, while the drivers’ race suits will also match the car colour.
“It’s a tribute to our origins: to our starting point for the amazing Ferrari story, characterised by an endless desire to compete, alongside the will to build road cars that are exceptional in terms of technology and design. Ferrari is unique in the world, because the company has the soul of a car manufacturer and of a racing team, an inseparable link that is never questioned.”
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Neil (@njf03)
9th September 2020, 18:07
You can’t polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter.
Steve (@scbriml)
9th September 2020, 18:56
Turn the “Oof” up to 11.
Phil Norman (@phil-f1-21)
9th September 2020, 19:32
LOL. Naughty.
BasCB (@bascb)
9th September 2020, 19:56
:-)
RP (@slotopen)
9th September 2020, 20:19
@njf03
My first thought: almost brown, like the t*#d it is.
Pleased to find I was not alone.
My second thought:
Blood red for the blood that will flow in Maranello.
Seriously, it is sad to see Ferrari doing so poorly
anon
9th September 2020, 21:05
@slotopen it’s a bit odd though, because the colour of the paint seems to be a bit too dark for it to be representative of any paint that Ferrari has used on their Formula 1 cars – it looks rather more like it was from the late 1940s 125S than anything else.
nickthegreek (@nickthegreek)
10th September 2020, 6:58
that’s what the article says!
badger (@badger)
9th September 2020, 18:08
That is going to look great parked at the side of the track.
David BR (@david-br)
9th September 2020, 18:13
@badger ouch XD
Todfod (@todfod)
10th September 2020, 5:41
@badger
Best looking back marker
Mashiat (@mashiat)
9th September 2020, 18:10
It’s hard to judge just how different this shade of red is from this photo. It looks very different to the usual livery in this photo, though I expect it to be barely noticeable on track.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
9th September 2020, 18:17
@mashiat yeah, not the best lighting for this colour.
BasCB (@bascb)
9th September 2020, 19:58
I agree there @mashiat, from the hyped up “historical livery” i remain somewhat underwhelmed by what they presented, and fully expect not to really notice much difference. I guess that fits with Ferrari’s form this year.
Will be interesting to see how they manage to beat their Imola effort for mediocricy.
Ajaxn
9th September 2020, 20:07
I didn’t know there was a milestone race coming up, particularly for Ferrari. I just hope this second home race takes place without a hitch, we shall see……
Chaitanya
9th September 2020, 18:14
Dark cherry red: looks quite good and like Mercedes why not just run it for whole season.
Adam (@rocketpanda)
9th September 2020, 18:21
Somewhere in the distance that screaming you can hear is a Codemasters artist finally losing their mind.
János Henkelmann
9th September 2020, 20:21
Haha, love it!
ian dearing
9th September 2020, 18:25
Someone said the special was going to be black with silver arrows; with the hope that no one would notice its a Ferrari.
chimaera2003 (@chimaera2003)
9th September 2020, 19:43
The reverse of your suggestion would be the most epic troll of Ferrari by MB!!
Sush Meerkat
10th September 2020, 12:22
Ask and ye shall receive
sav
9th September 2020, 18:31
not sure this was the upgrade Seb and Charles were looking for .
it looks like the prugnia colour that alfa romeo road cars were painted in .
apollo16RS (@apollo16rs)
9th September 2020, 18:43
Anyone remember the Family Guy Star Wars episode where the Emperor was arriving at the space station? All the thousands of storm troopers were all lined up, except that one guy, who was running back to his post going “sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry!” lol (link to quick video )
That would be a more appropriate livery. A pic of that guy and “SORRYYY!” in big bold text.
David
9th September 2020, 18:45
Mattia Binotto added: “As a further tribute, we have based this year’s chassis and engine design on that of the 125 S, with an ambitious target of matching its laptimes.”
Sham (@sham)
9th September 2020, 19:05
Just imagine the 2 best looking liveries on the track together – as the Mercedes lap the Ferraris.
Sav (@savizzo)
9th September 2020, 19:08
LOL , what a photo opportunity .
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
9th September 2020, 19:30
I don’t suppose the rules allow a car to race with two different numbers on it, so this car with both 5 and 16 on it is purely for demonstration purposes, and that the real race cars will have just one of those numbers on them.
Bill Shorter
10th September 2020, 2:47
No I’m pretty sure they’ll put both numbers on both cars, they’ll just reverse which one is on the nose and which one is on the engine cover. That makes more sense then the two drivers only having their own number on the car. The only question is if Seb will have the 5 on the nose or on the side. I think other teams may adapt this idea of putting two different numbers on their cars as well. It’s the future of motor racing.
Pironi the Provocateur (@pironitheprovocateur)
9th September 2020, 19:45
The livery is fine. However, there’s no lifting that could visually improve the squared and conservative front of the car. Ferrari haven’t progressed aerodynamically since 2018.
falken (@falken)
9th September 2020, 20:03
” Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines ”
– Enzo Ferrari
Ajaxn
9th September 2020, 20:09
Lol… which explains the absence of a plan b.a
János Henkelmann
9th September 2020, 20:22
But they have the plan sBinalla ;)
Michael (@freelittlebirds)
9th September 2020, 19:57
That’s a winning livery! All kidding aside, it looks awesome
StephenH
9th September 2020, 20:32
If they’d hone for all-black front and rear wings this would have looked the bomb.
Unfortunately it’s on a car that will probably go off like one…
Jeorge
9th September 2020, 20:34
I f——- love it
This particular lighting doesn’t do it justice
But possibly a new wallpaper or screen saver for my laptop to replace Seb climbing out of car in Singapore last year (also from this site)
stefano (@alfa145)
9th September 2020, 20:41
nice. too bad it won’t work as good
KimiRaikkonen1207 (@kimiraikkonen1207)
9th September 2020, 20:42
Nice to see Ferrari going for their darker mourning colors…
Bart
9th September 2020, 20:56
The Emperor’s new clothes can’t hide the naked truth.
OOliver
9th September 2020, 21:31
When you can’t buy new furniture you just rearrange the old ones to give a new feel.
Wonderbadger (@wonderbadger)
9th September 2020, 22:12
They missed a trick here, just paint it to look like the Williams, that way the fans won’t be surprised to see it running so far down the field.
ady (@sixwheeler)
9th September 2020, 22:58
They could have hand painted a Mission No Win logo
Neiana (@neiana)
9th September 2020, 23:07
Any chance Leclerc might spin at an opportune time and Vettel take an odd win?
Sattalyte (@sattalyte)
9th September 2020, 23:36
At least it’ll look fantastic while underperforming.
cdfemke (@cdfemke)
10th September 2020, 0:34
Perfect color for a matching nail polish
Mark in Florida
10th September 2020, 0:52
Looks like old curdled blood. Old blood can’t run like young blood. Going to be another bad one for Ferrari most likely. Sad to see them in this condition they remind me of Williams except with more money to spend and still look bad.
Phil Norman (@phil-f1-21)
10th September 2020, 0:59
I think as part of agreeing to withdraw their appeal, Ferrari have done a deal with Racing Point for them to lend them one of their cars. They are hoping that with the new paint job, no one will notice and they’ll get some points ;-)
David Bondo
10th September 2020, 4:49
Looks incredible.
Bobby (@f1bobby)
10th September 2020, 11:08
Golly, a red Ferrari, what an imaginative sight.
JMDan (@danmar)
12th September 2020, 7:27
They should keep that. But in Italian racing green.
Italcan
14th September 2020, 2:32
To all the Ferrari haters, granted the team has not been doing well this year. However, cry all you want, the Scuderia Ferrari has won 238 times, the most F1 races in history. Mercedes is having another great year, with a little help from FIA (money talks). BTW, I love the colour.