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 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 automobile #50 and Alessandro Pier Guidi/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi in automobile #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 pink paying homage to previous fashions from Emilia, much like the shade used on the 488 GTE in 2019. Some sections function 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 yr they’ve been moved to the higher a part of the facet panels to make room under for the brand new illuminated panel required by rules to show the automobile’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 be current on the cockpit roof, extending alongside the perimeters and rear wheel arches.
“2025 will mark our third consecutive yr within the high class of the FIA WEC, with the purpose of solidifying all the nice outcomes now we have achieved to date 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 workforce needed to proceed progressing in a class that was new to us. We have now 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 have now made a number of adjustments to our group and proceed to take action. I consider now we have taken a major step ahead, significantly in our technical understanding of the automobile. The 499P’s improvement was carried out in a really quick and intense timeframe earlier than its race debut in 2023. If we had extra time initially, we may have accelerated our studying part, which as a substitute continued all through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
“We have now now improved each our information of the automobile and all operations, each on observe and in Maranello, demonstrating an general development trajectory.”
The primary race for the 2 Ferraris would be the 1812km of Qatar from February 26-28, preceded by the collective Prologue exams on February 21-22. Per week in the past, all three 499P vehicles, together with the #83 AF Corse entry, accomplished a shakedown at Fiorano to make sure all the things was so as earlier than being shipped to Lusail.
In the meantime, there aren’t any vital updates or evolutions, as the one ‘Joker Evo’ was utilized in mid-2024 and can stay unchanged for now, as beforehand said by Coletta and Ferdinando Cannizzo.
“Through the winter, we labored not solely on the automobile but in addition on all our instruments, optimizing each space and bettering our competitors workforce,” emphasised engineer Cannizzo.
“Because the second half of the 2024 season, now we have made quite a few changes inside the limits of the rules. Half of those centered on bettering reliability, a couple of quarter on regulatory variations, 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. Through the winter break, we labored extensively to develop our setup window, evaluating new philosophies aimed toward higher aerodynamic effectivity on one hand and optimizing tire efficiency in all situations on the opposite.”
“Along with all this, we’re constantly growing our management methods, a facet that retains bettering throughout all areas to offer extra exact and sooner responses to the drivers’ wants.”
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