Having proven off the livery for the 2025 F1 season on the F1-75 Stay occasion, Ferrari have simply launched the primary pictures of their brand-new automotive, the SF-25 which is able to make its monitor debut at Fiorano earlier than it heads for Bahrain.
The automotive’s title, the SF-25 follows the sample of the previous two years and underlines the soundness of the laws. It’s the 71st Method 1 automotive constructed by Ferrari, the fourth of the second era of floor impact automobiles launched in 2022.
Nevertheless, it’s a utterly new automotive, utilising completely different technical options to these adopted up to now. Probably the most seen change initiated by the Loic Serra-led crew is definitely that made to the entrance suspension that switches from a pushrod to a pull rod design.
Ferrari famous that the “considering behind this variation in structure was to scrub up the airflow across the automotive, whereas additionally giving higher scope for additional aero growth, which had just about been exhausted with the earlier iteration.”
Total, the automotive is an evolution from each side when in comparison with final 12 months’s, which offered a superb start line.
With the laws regarding its structure being frozen since 2022, the Energy Unit options no technical improvements. Nevertheless, the Scuderia famous “the soundness of the laws additionally meant that the main target moved in direction of an additional optimisation of energy unit use technique in an effort to tailor it to go well with each single race weekend scenario and extract the utmost potential from its given efficiency.”
As for the livery, the color scheme has additionally modified considerably, presenting a mixture of previous, current and future, with a declaration of favor, energy and custom. The darker shade of 2025 Racing Crimson with its matte end, “evokes many years of racing, taking its inspiration from the extreme tones of the early days of the Scuderia, with an angled, daring white band standing out as a particular function on the automotive, symbolising dynamism and a imaginative and prescient that appears to the long run.”
On Wednesday, the SF-25 is because of make its monitor debut behind closed doorways at Fiorano, operating as much as 200 kilometres in its first shakedown, shortly earlier than heading to Bahrain for the one and solely pre-season take a look at session, from 26 to twenty-eight February.
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 18, 2025
Commenting on the brand new automotive, Ferrari crew boss Fred Vasseur said: “The launch of this new automotive is a really thrilling and proud second for everybody within the crew. Months of onerous work have gone into this SF-25 because of the devoted efforts of everybody within the crew at Maranello and we’re excited to see the fruit of our labours take form and put together to take to the monitor.
“Final season, we fought for the Constructors’ title to the final nook and now we’re decided to construct on that, ranging from that stable base with the goal of successful each titles. Now we have a brand new driver line-up with Lewis becoming a member of Charles and we really feel prepared as a crew to take the additional step required to be the most effective.
“We’re conscious of the challenges that await us, however we’re prepared to offer it our all, to be aggressive on the highest stage, realizing we are able to additionally depend on the help and enthusiasm of our followers, who all the time encourage us. Now it’s time to focus on the job in hand and let the monitor do the speaking. I can’t look forward to this season to begin.”
Talking of the brand new automotive, Ferrari’s technical director – chassis, Loic Serra famous: “The SF-25 is an evolution of the SF-24, which gave us a superb start line to work from. Having stated that, now we have labored onerous, altering 99% of the automotive, evolving its structure to maximise efficiency.
“The pull rod entrance suspension is simply the obvious of many important modifications. We are able to anticipate the approaching season to be very carefully contested, with outcomes determined by thousandths of a second. We’re all set to offer it our greatest shot to search out these good points, even the marginal ones, that may make the distinction. We’re wanting ahead to being aggressive proper from the very first race.”
Right here from the start. Please welcome the SF-25! pic.twitter.com/oEB2b4Yjit
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 18, 2025
Commenting on the brand new energy items, Enrico Gualtieri who serves as Technical Director PU on the Scuderia, added: “This second is the end result of weeks of onerous work and dedication and we’re very enthusiastic in regards to the coming season.
“The 2025 energy unit has been developed within the context of laws which have been frozen since 2022, however now we have remained as absolutely dedicated as ever to extracting the utmost from every of its parts. Now we have labored onerous on all management methods and procedures to make sure that each element can operate at each monitor and occasion.
“Reliability stays a high precedence and now we have continued to concentrate on preparation, high quality and consistency in order that we are able to carry out on the highest stage on monitor. The 2025 season presents some distinctive challenges however we’re able to face them, having paid obsessive consideration to each element. We’re assured that the SF-25 will permit us to realize our targets,” Gualtieri concluded.
