The next stage of the 2024 F1 World Championship is scheduled for Miami, where Ferrari will present itself with something new.
The Chinese Grand Prix was disappointing for Ferrariwhich for the first time in the season, failed to place even one of its cars in the podium area. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz had to settle for fourth and fifth placedue to an SF-24 that never found the right feeling with the Shanghai track, mainly due to the cold.
Furthermore, it has now been understood that this car, to avoid excessive degradation of the tyres, now has the opposite problem, and is unable to trigger them. This translates into serious difficulties on the flying lap, as well as poor performance on the Hard compoundsa problem that became evident in the second half of last Sunday’s race.
In China, not only the Red Bull Of Max Verstappen And Sergio Perez, but Lando Norris’ McLaren also proved uncatchable, and now developments are urgently needed on Ferrari to try not to slip into the role of third force. The next stop will be Miami, where the second Sprint Race of the season will take place, with higher temperatures expected, but also with the first upgrades that will make their debut. In the meantime, big news is expected on the color front, and we will see a completely different SF-24 than usual.
Ferrari, special livery for the Miami race
The Miami Grand Prix is obviously held on American soil, and it is precisely for this reason that Ferrari will have a new livery, with extensive use of La Plata blue. The first rumors on this aspect had begun to circulate in recent days, but an important confirmation came via the video posted below, uploaded to the official accounts of the Modena Scuderia.
In particular, the poles and caps were shown, where the red was completely replaced by this color. It should be specified that the car will still be dominated by the classic color, but we expect to see a large part of blue inserts. This is a possible homage to a historic livery from the past, which was seen in the 1960s.
We are talking about that of the team NART who won the world championship in 1964 with John Surteeswhich was colored white and blue following some disagreements between Ferrari and the International Federation, and it must be said that at the time, that strange color really brought luck. The Cavallino, recently, has never enjoyed good luck in the races in which it has been painted with new liveriesbut perhaps things will change in Miami.
Furthermore, another announcement is also expected in the next few days, namely that of the agreement with HP, which should become the new title sponsor for over 100 million dollars. The Palo Alto, California-based company has previously been a partner of Williams-BMW in the early 2000s, and now it is ready to make its big return to the scene.
