Charles Leclerc has unveiled his helmet for the 2026 Method 1 season.
The Ferrari driver has retained his traditional nod to his house nation with the purple and white of the Monegasque flag forming the vast majority of the design with added pops of child blue, which he explains is his favorite color.
“So right here we’re. So I’ve saved an analogous base to final yr, clearly purple and white,” he stated within the launch video. “I would like it to be easy, and that clearly is the Monegasque flag and my colors as nicely.
“And I added my favorite color, which is child blue, which I feel seems actually cool. It seems a bit bit totally different to final yr, however not so totally different. So I am proud of that, I hope you prefer it.”
This comes forward of Ferrari’s 2026 launch occasion, which can happen on Friday 23 January and can unveil the livery for the Maranello outfit’s 2026 challenger.
Ferrari unveiled the 2026 race fits, which function a primarily purple design, as you’ll anticipate, with extra white accents than it has had beforehand. The design, which additionally options the daring blue HP brand of the staff’s title sponsor, has led followers to query whether or not the livery will observe an analogous design selection.
The squad, led by staff principal Fred Vasseur, completed fourth within the 2025 constructors’ standings with 398 factors. Leclerc completed fifth within the drivers’ standings with 242 factors and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton positioned sixth with 156 factors.
The brand new wave of laws coming in 2026, which embody a 50:50 cut up between inside combustion and electrical energy, lighter and smaller vehicles and energetic aerodynamics, amongst many different modifications, will act as a reset – one thing each staff will probably be desirous to profit from.
The 2026 F1 season will start with the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March.
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