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 sequence 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 revealing 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 purple harking back to previous fashions from Emilia, much 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 long-lasting 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 rules 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 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 objective of solidifying all the great outcomes we have now achieved up to now and, above all, changing into much more constant in our performances,” mentioned 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 crew needed to proceed progressing in a class that was new to us. We have now continued this studying section, and in 2025, I hope we will be true contenders for the world championship title.”
“We should work with humility as a result of we’re competing towards many producers, a few of whom have been on this class for for much longer than us.”
“We have now made a number of modifications to our group and proceed to take action. I imagine we have now taken a major step ahead, significantly in our technical understanding of the automotive. The 499P’s growth was carried out in a really brief and intense timeframe earlier than its race debut in 2023. If we had extra time initially, we may have accelerated our studying section, which as a substitute continued all through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
“We have now now improved each our data of the automotive and all operations, each on observe and in Maranello, demonstrating an general progress 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. 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 aren’t any important 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.
“Throughout the winter, we labored not solely on the automotive but in addition on all our instruments, optimizing each space and enhancing our competitors crew,” emphasised engineer Cannizzo.
“Because the second half of the 2024 season, we have now made quite a few changes throughout the limits of the rules. Half of those centered on enhancing reliability, a couple of quarter on regulatory variations, and the remaining on optimizing areas the place we recognized efficiency gaps in comparison with our rivals.”
“In 2025, regardless of not introducing new jokers, there are a lot of areas for enchancment. Throughout the winter break, we labored extensively to broaden our setup window, evaluating new philosophies geared toward higher aerodynamic effectivity on one hand and optimizing tire efficiency in all situations on the opposite.”
“Along with all this, we’re repeatedly growing our management methods, a facet that retains enhancing throughout all areas to supply extra exact and quicker responses to the drivers’ wants.”
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