Ferrari has unveiled the up to date livery for the official 499P vehicles that can compete within the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2025 season.
This marks the third 12 months that Maranello’s prototypes, managed in collaboration with AF Corse, will compete within the HYPERCAR class of the highest endurance racing sequence and on the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The driving force line-ups had already been confirmed, with Antonio Fuoco/Miguel Molina/Nicklas Nielsen in automotive #50 and Alessandro Pier Guidi/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi in automotive #51. The one factor lacking was the presentation of the chosen livery, following the disclosing of the brand-new racing fits for the six drivers on Wednesday.
In comparison with the earlier two liveries, this time Ferrari opted for a surprising darkish crimson paying homage to previous fashions from Emilia, just like the shade used on the 488 GTE in 2019. Some sections characteristic a extra matte end, whereas the engine cowl fin and rear wing are in carbon black.
In fact, the enduring Giallo Modena stripes stay, although this 12 months they’ve been moved to the higher a part of the facet panels to make room beneath for the brand new illuminated panel required by rules to show the automotive’s race place and different data. This additionally led to a brand new placement for the #50 and #51 numbers.
The colour representing Enzo Ferrari’s hometown can also be current on the cockpit roof, extending alongside the edges and rear wheel arches.
“2025 will mark our third consecutive 12 months within the high class of the FIA WEC, with the purpose of solidifying all the nice outcomes we have now achieved thus far and, above all, turning into much more constant in our performances,” stated Antonello Coletta, Head of Ferrari Endurance and Corse Clienti.
“In earlier seasons, we skilled ups and downs as a result of 2023 was our debut 12 months, and in 2024, the group needed to proceed progressing in a class that was new to us. Now we have continued this studying section, and in 2025, I hope we might be true contenders for the world championship title.”
“We should work with humility as a result of we’re competing in opposition to many producers, a few of whom have been on this class for for much longer than us.”
“Now we have made a number of modifications to our group and proceed to take action. I consider we have now taken a big step ahead, notably in our technical understanding of the automotive. The 499P’s growth was carried out in a really quick and intense timeframe earlier than its race debut in 2023. If we had extra time initially, we might have accelerated our studying section, which as an alternative continued all through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
“Now we have now improved each our data of the automotive and all operations, each on monitor and in Maranello, demonstrating an total development trajectory.”
The primary race for the 2 Ferraris would be the 1812km of Qatar from February 26-28, preceded by the collective Prologue assessments on February 21-22. Every week in the past, all three 499P vehicles, together with the #83 AF Corse entry, accomplished a shakedown at Fiorano to make sure every little thing was so as earlier than being shipped to Lusail.
In the meantime, there aren’t any important updates or evolutions, as the one ‘Joker Evo’ was utilized in mid-2024 and can stay unchanged for now, as beforehand acknowledged by Coletta and Ferdinando Cannizzo.
“In the course of the winter, we labored not solely on the automotive but in addition on all our instruments, optimizing each space and enhancing our competitors group,” emphasised engineer Cannizzo.
“For the reason that second half of the 2024 season, we have now made quite a few changes throughout the limits of the rules. Half of those targeted on enhancing reliability, a couple of quarter on regulatory variations, and the remaining on optimizing areas the place we recognized efficiency gaps in comparison with our rivals.”
“In 2025, regardless of not introducing new jokers, there are a lot of areas for enchancment. In the course of the winter break, we labored extensively to broaden our setup window, evaluating new philosophies geared toward higher aerodynamic effectivity on one hand and optimizing tire efficiency in all circumstances on the opposite.”
“Along with all this, we’re constantly creating our management techniques, a facet that retains enhancing throughout all areas to supply extra exact and quicker responses to the drivers’ wants.”
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