LEWIS HAMILTON looks to propel himself back to the front of the F1 grid with a “more united than ever” Ferrari team.
The Italian team unveiled their shiny new livery for 2026 today as they look to end their 11-year driver’s championship drought.
They suffered a disappointing 2025 season in which seven-time champion Hamilton joined the team but failed to score a grand prix podium for the first time in his career.
Ferrari last won the constructors’ title in 2008 and Kimi Raikkonen lifted their last drivers’ title in 2007.
Hamilton said: “The 2026 season represents a huge challenge for everyone, probably the biggest regulation change I have experienced in my career,
“When a new era begins everything revolves around development, growth as a team, and moving forward in the same direction.
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“As a driver, being involved from the very start in the development of such a different car has been a particularly fascinating challenge, working closely with the engineers to help define a clear direction for the it.
“It will be an extremely important year from a technical perspective, with the driver playing a central role in energy management, understanding the new systems and contributing to the car’s development.”
The design takes inspiration from the one-off tribute to Niki Lauda which they ran in the Italian Grand Prix last season.
Ferrari has also opted for gloss paint rather than matte, to match the cars driven to multiple titles by Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher in the early 2000s.
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Team boss Fred Vasseur said: “This car is the result of a tremendous team effort and represents the start of a completely new journey, built around a different set of rules that inevitably brings a number of unknowns,
“The team is aligned and more united than ever as we look ahead to the season.
“From next week in Barcelona, we will begin the process of understanding and validating the car.
“In this initial phase, the priority will be to learn as much as possible and to start building solid foundations ahead of the opening race.”