- Ferrari will abandon its traditional red livery in Miami
- Scuderia cars will be dressed in blue during the race weekend
- The special livery celebrates 70 years of Ferrari presence in North America.
Ferrari will ditch its traditional red livery for “fresh and unexpected colors” at the Miami Grand Prix next month.
The Scuderia cars will be dressed in blue throughout the race weekend to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ferrari’s presence in North America.
The design change will be unique and will feature two shades of blue, Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino, instead of the traditional Rosso Corsa, the red livery synonymous with the Scuderia.
Azzurro La Plata, a lighter shade of blue similar to that which appears on Argentina’s national flag, is a nod to the color used by the legendary Alberto Ascari.
The Italian, Ferrari’s first Formula One world champion, wore a blue racing suit and a blue helmet when he won the title in 1952 and 1953.
Ferrari will abandon its traditional red livery for the Miami Grand Prix next month
Ferrari last raced in blue and white at the United States and Mexican Grands Prix at the end of the 1964 season, in which John Surtees won the title.
Ascari was a pioneer for Ferrari drivers, with John Surtees, Chris Amon, Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scariotti wearing light blue racing suits during the 1960s.
The last time Ferrari abandoned its traditional red was in 1964, when it was replaced by a white and blue livery for the final two rounds of the championship: the United States GP at Watkins Glen and the Mexican GP in Mexico City.
And Surtees became the only Ferrari driver to win a Formula One world title in a color other than red, as he finished second in Mexico to take the title from Graham Hill by one point.
The late Niki Lauda also wore the color in his first season with Ferrari in 1974, before switching to red the following season.
The livery was also used on other Ferrari racing cars by the North American Racing Team, which was founded in 1958 to promote the brand in the US and competed primarily in endurance racing.
Azzurro Dino, meanwhile, is a darker shade of blue, which was last worn by the late Clay Regazzoni in 1974, before Ferrari drivers started wearing Rosso Corsa suits regularly.
Surtees wore a light blue racing suit, known as Azzurro La Plata, during his time at Ferrari.
Niki Lauda wore a blue racing suit in his first season with Ferrari in 1974.
Clay Regazzoni wore a darker shade of blue, known as Azzurro Dino, in the same season.
The nickname Dino is a tribute to Enzo Ferrari’s first son, Alfredo, nicknamed Dino, who died at the age of 24.
The special livery that will adorn the SF-24 cars will be revealed in Florida in the run-up to the Miami race, as part of a week-long celebration of Ferrari’s presence in North America.
While a release date has yet to be announced, the Scuderia has posted a video of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz wearing the light blue racing suits on Instagram and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Ferrari introduced a unique livery at the Las Vegas GP last season to pay homage to its old red and white color scheme.
The Miami GP will mark the second time in as many years that Ferrari has introduced a unique color change for a race in the United States.
Last season, the Scuderia used a red and white livery at the Las Vegas GP, paying homage to one of its iconic color schemes from the past.