Lewis Hamilton drives new 2026 Ferrari F1 car
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Ferrari unveiled its 2026 Formula 1 livery on Friday 23 January, as it prepares for the new season with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
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Anticipation continues to rise for a 2026 season which promises to be transformative for Formula 1. From traditional front-runners to plucky underdogs, the new regulations present risk and opportunity.
To this end, Ferrari has now joined the pack by revealing its latest scarlet red contender. Known as the SF-26, the latest Scuderia model will be driven by Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, and it will be powered by one of Ferrari's own power units, as has always been the case in the team's long and storied history.
Hamilton, however, failed to record a single grand prix podium all year while team-mate Charles Leclerc went winless for the fourth time in his seven-year Ferrari tenure. The hope is that giving up on their 2025 season early allowed more development focus to go into moulding the new regulations to the best of their ability. Time will tell.
A gyrating Ferrari was not an uncommon sight on Friday at Interlagos: Lewis Hamilton pulled a dramatic 720-degree spin when his SF-25 bottomed out at Mergulho in FP1. This second sector at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace is characterised by bumps and ...
Ferrari Formula One chief Fred Vasseur has signed a new, multi-year contract extension with the team, putting an end to speculation about his future. Vasseur, 57, took charge of Ferrari at the start of the 2023 season, having previously led Sauber’s F1 team.