As is understood, all groups shall be required to unveil their liveries in London on February 18. Through the presentation, all official drivers and a consultant from every crew shall be current. In all probability none, or virtually none, will unveil the brand new automobile for this extremely anticipated season on the F1 seventy fifth occasion on the O2 Area, whereas, as of writing, plainly not many groups will launch their precise automobile at devoted occasions. Nonetheless, Ferrari will!
Choosing continuity: shakedown at Fiorano after the presentation
As already anticipated just a few days in the past – and because the drivers’ new fits now present – Ferrari will unveil the outdated SF-24 painted in a darker shade of pink in London. The brand new Maranello automobile is returning to tones blended between the F1-75 and the F2008. The Scuderia’s management has chosen continuity not solely within the identify but in addition within the launch method. Similar to in 2024, the SF-25 shall be revealed on the morning of February 19 by way of the official channels of the Maranello crew, a automobile at present within the manufacturing section of the final components for assembling the primary unit that can then be used within the Bahrain checks. The factories are anticipated to work 24/7 within the weeks main as much as the disclosing, as Fred Vasseur lately reminded: “Being completely prepared for the pre-season checks after the winter shutdown is all the time a problem.”
At Fiorano, the SF-25 will seemingly perform a filming day of 200 km (i.e., 67 laps of the Ferrari-owned circuit) on the identical day because the official presentation of the automobile, following final 12 months’s schedule. Each drivers will take turns driving the brand new Ferrari, splitting the day and every doing 100 km. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will thus return to Fiorano after the TPC checks with the SF-23, which continued on the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, the place additionally they drove the SF-24 for the Pirelli 2026 checks. In just some days, the 2 Ferrari drivers could have had the chance to check the 2023 automobile, the 2024 automobile specifically modified to accommodate subsequent 12 months’s prototype tires, and eventually debut the 2025 automobile, as confirmed by F1 skilled Giuliano Duchessa for autoracer.it.
A number of filming days scheduled in Bahrain earlier than the checks
There shall be a number of automobiles on monitor on the Bahrain Worldwide circuit on February 25. In actual fact, Crimson Bull and Mercedes (confirmed) shall be current, and presumably different groups as properly, making use of their first filming day on the circuit, the place checks will happen beginning the next day. The aim is to start getting acquainted with the setups, heights, and make simpler changes on a monitor with a mixture of gradual and quick corners, which is a part of the 2025 season calendar. Many groups have given up on the basic presentation or the “dwelling” filming day, whereas Ferrari sticks to custom and, after filming at Fiorano, will head to Sakhir for take a look at days earlier than flying to the Albert Park circuit for the primary spherical of the 2025 System 1 championship, the Australian Grand Prix.
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