For its home race, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, a special Ferrari livery will be sported on its two cars and on Charles Leclerc’s and Carlos Sainz’s helmets and race suits. But more than that, it will be a weekend of special guests, trophies and cars.
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It will be an opportunity for Ferrari fans to celebrate the company’s racing DNA and its unique relationship with the Monza circuit, as well as its historic overall win in the Le Mans 24 Hours back in June, with the 499P Hypercar driven by James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. That exceptional win, celebrated against the backdrop of Formula 1, will underline how Ferrari is one entity involved in so many fields, both on track and off it. At its home race, the Scuderia will also pay tribute to the centenary of the Aeronautica Militare.
A special Ferrari livery. Last year in Monza, the historic company colour of yellow featured strongly in celebrations for the marque’s 75th anniversary and this year it’s back. The special Ferrari livery will pay tribute to that of the 499P, which won the world’s most famous endurance race, in the form of the yellow “V” stripes that run down the side of the Hypercar, featuring on the nose and engine cover. The two cars already have the Rosso Le Mans red in common, with a matt finish on the Formula 1 car and gloss on the endurance racer. The race numbers – 16 and 55 – will also be yellow. Charles and Carlos will have race suits specially designed for this race, featuring the Maranello marque’s yellow, red and black colours and the “long F” logo, which also features on the rear wing. Special helmets, too: mainly yellow for the Monegasque and black for the Spaniard.
History. The walkway walls leading from the paddock to the pit garage will feature illustrations of the Scuderia’s milestones in Formula 1 and in other categories where owners have raced their cars. After all, the Scuderia was established in 1929 to help gentlemen drivers to race at a high level, something which is still true today, thanks to the Competizioni GT department, which supports competitors in GT races, as well as the Corse Clienti department, which has run the Ferrari Challenge, the Prancing Horse’s one-make series, since 1993 and the exclusive XX Programmes and the F1 Clienti department.
Guests. Among the Ferrari guests at the Monza circuit will be two of the three heroes of Le Mans, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. The crew of the Ferrari-AF Corse team’s number 51 499P, which won the Le Mans 24 Hours 58 years on from the last win back in 1965 and half a century after the company’s previous assault on the race, will bring with them the winner’s trophy. They will be joined by Antonio Fuoco, who took pole position in the number 50 car, set the fastest race lap at Le Mans and finished second less than two months ago in the Monza 6 Hours.