Ferrari unveils 2026 F1 automotive forward of Fiorano shakedown

Ferrari has develop into the most recent Method 1 group to unveil its 2026 automotive, the SF-26, in a brief video forward of a shakedown at its Fiorano take a look at monitor.

As detailed final month, the Italian group has caught to its conventional launch plan of showing its new automotive on the identical day as its shakedown at Fiorano, with each Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc available to finish the primary laps of Ferrari’s 2026 challenger.

“Growing the SF-26 required us to adapt to a very new regulatory framework,” chassis technical director Loic Serra stated. “We devoted vital time to the idea section to seize as a lot of doable of the brand new regulatory and technical context. We additionally had to make sure that the automotive’s structure would enable us sufficient flexibility for in season improvement.

“On this setting, effectivity and the combination of options like lively aerodynamics are essential. The SF-26 represents a serious collaborative effort from your entire group on the manufacturing facility, and we’re wanting ahead to beginning the season.”

The Scuderia is aiming to bounce again from a disappointing 2026 marketing campaign, by which it slumped to fourth within the constructors’ standings, with the principle focus of its season being Hamilton’s battle to adapt to Ferrari as he failed to select up a grand prix podium for the primary time in his profession.

That left Leclerc to guide the combat for Ferrari, who took seven rostrums throughout the 12 months, to complete in fifth place within the drivers’ championship – only one spot forward of Hamilton.

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Ferrari group boss Fred Vasseur set an “aggressive” method to improvement of the 2026 F1 automotive, with closing meeting deliberate to be accomplished on the eve of the launch and shakedown.

It follows a equally ultra-focused preparation for the brand new F1 period, having been one of many first groups to change its whole aerodynamic improvement to its 2026 automotive again in April.

Ferrari SF-26 livery

Picture by: Ferrari

With the load of expectation at an all-time excessive, it means it’s set to be a make-or-break season for Ferrari and for Hamilton, who made the daring transfer to the enduring Italian squad 12 months in the past.

Hamilton heads into the brand new F1 season with out the id of his race engineer introduced, after final week’s information that Riccardo Adami will not serve in that position as he takes up a brand new place in Ferrari’s younger driver programme.

Ferrari has develop into the fifth group to point out off its F1 automotive for the brand new rules period, after Crimson Bull and Racing Bulls kicked off launch season final week at Ford’s Detroit facility. Haas revealed its automotive in a web based launch on Monday, which was adopted by Audi’s Berlin launch on Tuesday and Mercedes’ renders launch and shakedown on Thursday. Honda has additionally launched its energy unit in Tokyo earlier this week.

All groups are ramping up preparations for the personal Barcelona shakedown which is working subsequent week (26-30 January), when every group can be allowed to run for 3 of the 5 days on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Pictures from Ferrari launch

Ferrari SF-26 livery