Ferrari to race in blue in Miami

[the-norseman]

Lovely big blue HP logo on the race suits and car as well now.

[CLK-GTR]

FourWheelDrift said:

Yes, livery changes are fine, a team can get a new big sponsor and change colours. I believe the rule is about both cars having the same livery (remember BAR wanting to run one car in 555 and one in Lucky Strike)

Livery changes are allowed but must be approved and the gist of the rule is to make sure cars are recognisable for fans. A blue Ferrari?

[vaud]

https://press.hp.com/us/en/press-kits/2024/scuderi...

[Smollet]

vaud said:

FourWheelDrift said:

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047324/1/ferrari-ra...

So that'll make them easier to spot, alongside the blue Alpines and blue Williams

I wonder if the rumoured HP sponsorship will be announced at Miami. Only HP have a very blue logo.

Daddies have missed a trick if true.

[Smollet]

CLK-GTR said:

Livery changes are allowed but must be approved and the gist of the rule is to make sure cars are recognisable for fans. A blue Ferrari?

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

[vaud]

Smollet said:

CLK-GTR said:

Livery changes are allowed but must be approved and the gist of the rule is to make sure cars are recognisable for fans. A blue Ferrari?

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

The 456 looked best in blue...

[FourWheelDrift]

vaud said:

https://press.hp.com/us/en/press-kits/2024/scuderi...

Does the livery colour run out before the car is fully painted and can only be started again if they use official HP refills and if Ferrari try to use a 3rd party refill their software bricks the car and they can't start it?

[MissChief]

vaud said:

Smollet said:

CLK-GTR said:

Livery changes are allowed but must be approved and the gist of the rule is to make sure cars are recognisable for fans. A blue Ferrari?

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

The 456 looked best in blue...

And TDF Blue is the colour I'd have my 355 in if/when I win the lottery.

[CanAm]

Smollet said:

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

Those old Hillmans are getting quite collectable.

[CanAm]

Smollet said:

Daddies have missed a trick if true.

[Smollet]

CanAm said:

Smollet said:

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

Those old Hillmans are getting quite collectable.

They were Californians

[HardtopManual]

MissChief said:

vaud said:

Smollet said:

CLK-GTR said:

Livery changes are allowed but must be approved and the gist of the rule is to make sure cars are recognisable for fans. A blue Ferrari?

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

The 456 looked best in blue...

And TDF Blue is the colour I'd have my 355 in if/when I win the lottery.

I used to think that too. Then I saw this

[Skodapondy]

CanAm said:

Smollet said:

Daddies have missed a trick if true.

[vaud]

HardtopManual said:

I used to think that too. Then I saw this

456 in blue

[Leithen]

I'm biased.

[MustangGT]

FourWheelDrift said:

Does the livery colour run out before the car is fully painted and can only be started again if they use official HP refills and if Ferrari try to use a 3rd party refill their software bricks the car and they can't start it?

Excellent!

[MCBrowncoat]

HardtopManual said:

MissChief said:

vaud said:

Smollet said:

CLK-GTR said:

Livery changes are allowed but must be approved and the gist of the rule is to make sure cars are recognisable for fans. A blue Ferrari?

A mate's wife has just bought a blue California. She'll be well chuffed

The 456 looked best in blue...

And TDF Blue is the colour I'd have my 355 in if/when I win the lottery.

I used to think that too. Then I saw this

[patmahe]

Anyone know how they strip the paint back for something like this, presumably in a sport where every gram counts you don't just sand it back and paint over, is there some sort of chemical used that doesn't interact with the carbon and resin?

[TikTak]

vaud said:

https://press.hp.com/us/en/press-kits/2024/scuderi...

Yep going to be in HP blue.

The press pictures with the HP logo everywhere aren't great. I guess as a sponsor it's good your logo sticks out so much.

[Muzzer79]

Interesting development

As a race team, Ferrari aren't going to turn down a blue chip sponsor but blue doesn't really go with red and, let's face it, the red ain't changing.

Looking forward to the special livery though - anything to add interest this year is welcome....!