An unique livery for the SF-24 in Florida that includes colors from Ferrari’s previous to rejoice the debut of latest title companion HP.
Ferrari appears ahead to a memorable weekend in Miami, internet hosting a number of actions linked to the marque’s custom and fervour for innovation in its seventieth 12 months on the North American market. The Scuderia can be one of many present’s stars over the Floridian weekend, and the automobiles will sport a particular livery celebrating two colors from its previous, Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino. These shades of blue have been a part of each day life in Maranello for a few years and at the moment are coming again into play after an absence of round fifty years. The Miami weekend can even present a improbable backdrop for HP’s debut because the workforce’s new title companion.
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Unique livery. Essentially the most important change is the not too long ago introduced arrival of HP because the title companion for the approaching seasons in order that from this race, the workforce can be competing within the Grands Prix underneath the identify of Scuderia Ferrari HP. The partnership extends globally past Components 1, and on the racing facet, it additionally contains the automobile that Maya Weug races in Ferrari colors within the F1 Academy, the all-female driver collection for the quickest girls on the planet, together with her Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy colleague, Aurelia Nobels. The HP partnership additionally helps Maranello’s younger driver programme, established in 2009, and the Esports workforce. The dominant color of the brand new title companion’s brand is an ideal match with the theme chosen by the Maranello marque for the week in Miami, specifically the return of the 2 colors from the previous, Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino. For this weekend solely, these tones will characteristic on the 2 SF-24s. The splashes of color can be used on the wings, the engine cowl, the halo, the rear-view mirrors, the race numbers and, in a nod to the previous, on the wheel rims, as was the case again within the Sixties, beginning with the 158 F1 with which John Surtees clinched the world championship title in North America, sixty years in the past. The Miami livery additionally evokes recollections of the single-seaters and sports activities automobiles entered by the American Ferrari importer, Luigi Chinetti, underneath the NART (North American Racing Staff) banner, together with these above blue and white 158 F1 pushed by Surtees and pink Ferraris with darkish blue stripes. Blue was additionally featured within the numerous Ferraris entered in sports activities automobile races within the Sixties by the British importer Maranello Concessionaires.
Staff package. As hinted at not too long ago, on the Sunday of the Grand Prix, Charles and Carlos and virtually all workforce members can be sporting a particular workforce package, primarily in Azzurro La Plata with flashes of Azzurro Dino, together with the race go well with, footwear, gloves and helmet. The sunshine blue of Azzurro La Plata was Argentina’s official race color within the Fifties, much like the one which Italy’s Alberto Ascari favoured and used recurrently in his most profitable years on the observe. The 2-time world champion would at all times put on a shirt and helmet on this color as a fortunate attraction. In 1952, Ascari tackled the Indianapolis 500 Miles in a Ferrari 375 Particular, explicitly constructed for the race, with a blue nostril part. Within the Sixties, Surtees, Lorenzo Bandini, Ludovico Scarfiotti and Chris Amon wore blue fits, as did Niki Lauda in his first 12 months with the Scuderia. The mechanics and the manufacturing unit employees additionally had blue overalls, in step with the stereotype of the “blue collar” employee, versus the “white collar” workplace employees and administration.
Clay’s favorite. The opposite Ferrari color making a comeback in Miami is Azzurro Dino, a a lot brighter blue that discovered favour with a number of Scuderia drivers, most notably Arturo Merzario and Clay Regazzoni. The latter was the final driver to put on a race go well with on this color in 1974, and step by step, shirts and mechanics overalls additionally took on this tone earlier than changing into the norm from the Seventies to the early Eighties. As of 1975, numerous shades of pink turned the dominant color on the drivers’ race fits, with white splashes reflecting 1973 sponsorship from Philip Morris Worldwide, an settlement nonetheless in place as we speak. In Miami, the standard pink color provides technique to Azzurro La Plata for the drivers for the entire weekend, whereas many of the workforce will put on package in that color on Sunday solely. These mechanics concerned within the pit cease who have to put on fireproof fits in accordance with the rules can be decked out in Azzurro Dino.
The opposite Ferraris. Charles and Carlos can even rejoice these revived Ferrari colors away from the race observe. They’ll every get round in distinctive Ferrari 296 GTS Assetto Fiorano sports activities automobiles, personalised for the extraordinary collection of occasions in america. Their customized liveries have been created within the Maranello Model Centre, headed up by Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni, and the 2 spiders have additionally been on present within the Worldwide Ferrari Cavalcade in Tennessee and Florida. The drivers can even have Ferrari-style clutch baggage specifically designed by Artistic Director Rocco Iannone. The 2 296 GTS can even lead the Ferrari Parade across the circuit on Sunday, adopted by Ferrari homeowners from the Cavalcade, who will benefit from the weekend from the luxurious environment of Casa Ferrari alongside the observe that runs across the Onerous Rock Stadium. Their hosts can be Ferrari ambassador Marc Gene and Scuderia Ferrari HP reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi.
Particular Collections. As at all times, when the workforce places on activations for particular Grands Prix, a collection of initiatives are going down in collaboration with workforce companions and licensees and on the Miami Grand Prix, the inspiration comes from the rediscovered shades of blue, with a variety of restricted version gadgets. Puma not too long ago launched the Scuderia Ferrari Miami Restricted Version capsule assortment: varsity jackets, duplicate workforce put on and Speedcat Professional footwear in Azzurro Dino. Ray-Ban and Scuderia Ferrari are launching the primary restricted version Ray-Ban Meta glasses: for this occasion, the long-lasting Wayfarer comes within the colors chosen for Miami, that includes Meta’s built-in know-how within the glasses, that enables the wearer to hear, make calls, watch video live-streaming movies and seize content material, just by sporting the glasses. Bell additionally has an activation for the Miami Grand Prix, presenting duplicate driver helmets in Azzurro La Plata for Charles Leclerc and Azzurro Dino for Carlos Sainz.
Fred Vasseur Scuderia Ferrari HP Staff Principal commented on the unique livery:
The upcoming Miami Grand Prix can be remembered in our workforce’s historical past. In Florida, we are going to rejoice our heritage by way of an unique livery, rediscovering two colors which might be a part of our historical past. It’s going to even be a rare race as we’re glad to welcome the arrival of our new title companion, HP.
Scuderia Ferrari and HP share many values, together with a profitable mentality and a transparent line of thought, forming our partnership’s foundation. Our two corporations try for excellence and embrace technological innovation, a crucial aspect in attaining our targets. Like us, HP believes in making certain everybody in its organisation may give their finest, as that’s the one technique to get nice outcomes. As well as, we imagine in the necessity to nurture expertise and educate and empower folks, as exemplified by our Driver Academy.
With so many issues in widespread, we imagine that HP’s title partnership will considerably profit each marques, and I can’t look forward to us to begin working collectively this weekend.
