Ferrari’s Miami GP livery reveal falls flat with fans

Ferrari has unveiled its special livery for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, celebrating its first year of partnership with HP. The design, much to the dismay of fans, still prominently features the traditional red of the standard car with the main change being the engine cover and rear end, now entirely coloured in the blue and white of HP's branding. 

Celebrating a year with the Scuderia's title sponsor, the official press release says it "reflects the evolution of this partnership and the shared effort behind it. For the first time in the Scuderia’s history, the livery on Charles Leclerc’s and Lewis Hamilton’s SF-25s features asymmetric graphic elements.

"Touches of HP’s signature electric blue appear on the front and rear wings, although Ferrari red is still the dominant colour. The wheels are painted white, creating a clean, modern look that embodies the team’s innovative vision."

While the livery's headline is its asymmetry, it also boasts a couple of other interesting facts, too. For one, the wrap for the livery is 14% lighter and 17% thinner than previous wrap technologies, with it also offering increased thermal resistance, all while being recyclable. 

"This livery is not just a styling exercise, it is a tangible celebration of shared ambition – two companies, two visions, united by technology and creativity, working together to push the boundaries of what is possible," the press release continues.

While it's not this writer's favourite livery reveal so far this week, with Sauber revealing a neon-green design inspired by Miami's art scene and Racing Bulls dressed to the nines in pink, fan reactions have been mixed over the Italian outfit's design choices. Expectations had been for a primarily blue livery going into the Miami weekend, following an early teaser.

"Make a blue car you cowards," one Reddit user commented in response to the blue team kit being revealed. 

"Visa cash app scuderia Ferrari," another joked. [sic]

 A third commented: "It's like they combined two different cars into one, no flow at all."

In fact, the vote is unanimous: commenters aren't a fan of Ferrari's Miami livery. 

With Miami being the second sprint weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season, the Scuderia will be looking forward to building on the progress they made over the last couple of races. And there's no doubt that the livery will look better in front of the now-famous Miami backdrop.