One-off liveries
This season’s racing action has undoubtedly been the star of the show, but teams across the grid have also introduced some striking one-off liveries that may have passed you by.
Enzo Ferrari reputedly said that a child asked to draw a car will colour it red, but Ferrari adjusted their iconic design in Miami, adding flashes of light blue to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ferrari’s presence in North America. The two shades, Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino, used to be part of the Scuderia’s identity between the 1950s and 1970s, but fell out of use as red was prioritised.
Leclerc, Sainz and all team members sported a similarly shaded kit across the weekend, paying homage to the colours intermittently worn by racing legends Alberto Ascari, Clay Regazzoni, and Niki Lauda during their stints with the team.
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Elsewhere on the grid, RB competed in a vibrant “chameleon” livery featuring a flurry of colours associated with Miami. The unmissable blend of pink, blue and orange performed on track as well as visually, with Tsunoda matching his best finish of the season in P7.
Likewise, McLaren saw some stellar results when they switched out their papaya livery for a Senna-inspired green, yellow and blue in Monaco. They may have missed out on the win, but their drivers crossed the line in second and fourth place, with Piastri claiming his first podium of 2024.
Alpine also had a one-off livery to showcase at the Belgian Grand Prix, their usual blue number changing to a striking red and yellow design that was inspired by the Deadpool & Wolverine film.
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