On the eve of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Ferrari have unveiled a striking livery that shall be used all through the penultimate spherical of the 2023 F1 season.
The Scuderia and its drivers are all set to sport particular colors for Formula 1’s lengthy awaited return to Las Vegas within the United States. It’s been 41 years for the reason that final time the biggest metropolis within the state of Nevada hosted a Grand Prix, held on a observe within the automotive park of the well-known Caesars Palace. Back in 1982, the Formula 1 calendar already featured three rounds within the United States, as is the case this 12 months, confirming the current surge in recognition for the game, the increase down to the work of Liberty Media, the championship’s industrial rights holder and the vastly profitable Netflix sequence, Drive to Survive.
The result’s a second golden age within the United States which, together with the effectively established race in Austin, noticed Miami added to the calendar in 2022 and this 12 months, Las Vegas will stage the very first night time race within the United States, beginning on Saturday 18 November at 22 native (7 CET).
During America’s first golden age of Formula 1, Ferrari loved a number of the most memorable moments of its historical past, with Niki Lauda profitable two world titles, in 1975 and 1977, with a victory at Watkins Glen in 1975. Clay Regazzoni added to the tally, profitable at Long Beach in 1976 whereas Carlos Reutemann triumphed at Watkins Glen in 1978. In 1979, Gilles Villeneuve scored an American double with wins in Long Beach and Watkins Glen within the now legendary 312 T4.
In these days, there was quite a lot of white alongside the purple within the Ferrari livery and this 12 months, for the return to Las Vegas, the Scuderia determined to reprise it, producing a completely purple and white-only livery for the SF-23. Moreover, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz can have new crew equipment with their helmets set to comply with the theme with predominantly purple and white colors, which can be the case with the particular race fits.
WHITE. REAR. WING. 👀⏳ pic.twitter.com/7ZVNKcfSVW
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) November 9, 2023
