Ferrari has unveiled the up to date livery for the official 499P automobiles that can compete within the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2025 season.
This marks the third yr that Maranello’s prototypes, managed in collaboration with AF Corse, will compete within the HYPERCAR class of the highest endurance racing collection 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 shocking 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.
After all, the enduring Giallo Modena stripes stay, although this yr they’ve been moved to the higher a part of the aspect panels to make room under for the brand new illuminated panel required by laws 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 yr within the prime class of the FIA WEC, with the aim of solidifying all the nice outcomes now we have achieved thus far and, above all, changing 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 yr, and in 2024, the group needed to proceed progressing in a class that was new to us. We’ve got continued this studying part, and in 2025, I hope we may 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.”
“We’ve got made a number of modifications to our group and proceed to take action. I imagine now we have taken a big step ahead, significantly 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 part, which as an alternative continued all through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
“We’ve got now improved each our data of the automotive and all operations, each on observe 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 checks on February 21-22. Every week in the past, all three 499P automobiles, together with the #83 AF Corse entry, accomplished a shakedown at Fiorano to make sure all the pieces was so as earlier than being shipped to Lusail.
In the meantime, there are not any vital 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 additionally 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, now we have made quite a few changes inside the limits of the laws. Half of those centered on enhancing reliability, a couple of quarter on regulatory diversifications, and the remainder on optimizing areas the place we recognized efficiency gaps in comparison with our rivals.”
“In 2025, regardless of not introducing new jokers, there are numerous areas for enchancment. In the course of the winter break, we labored extensively to develop 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 repeatedly growing our management methods, a side that retains enhancing throughout all areas to offer extra exact and sooner responses to the drivers’ wants.”
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