The latest Formula 1 challenger produced by Italian giants Ferrari has passed FIA’s crash tests, according to reports in Italian media.
A routine part of any F1 car’s creation, the FIA mandates static and dynamic crash tests be carried out before any machine can head out on track.
According to the Italian arm of Motorsport.com, Ferrari passed muster ahead of Christmas, meaning the Maranello outfit is good to progress with its development plans as normal.
The next major milestone for Ferrari to pass is Lewis Hamilton’s first outing in red, which is expected to be a TPC or Pirelli tyre test towards the end of this month at Fiorano.
From there, Ferrari will unveil its livery for 2025 alongside the rest of the F1 grid at a special launch event at London’s O2 arena on February 18th, a day before the Scuderia holds a car presentation event in Maranello.
This year, Ferrari will be looking to improve upon a strong 2024 campaign whereby the Italian marque finished just 14 points shy of the Constructors’ Championship title.
Ferrari 2025 F1 car ‘completely new,’ says team boss
In order to go one better in the Constructors’ title race and to give Hamilton and Charles Leclerc a car worthy of fighting for the Drivers’ title, Ferrari is revolutionising its approach in 2025.
The Scuderia amassed five wins across the 2024 campaign, and was the highest-scoring outfit across the final eight rounds, but is by no means being complacent moving forward.
According to Team Principal Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari’s 2025 challenger “will be completely new; I think we’ll have less than 1 per cent of the parts in common with the 2024 car.
“It’s a different project, but the same applies to everyone,” he added.
Moreover, according to Motorsport.com’s Italian site, Ferrari is returning to pull-rod front suspension for the first time since 2015, aligning with Red Bull and McLaren’s current concepts.
Further reporting claims the seating position will be moved back and the car will feature a shorter gearbox than its predecessor.
The 2025 Ferrari F1 car is the first to be overseen by Technical Director Loic Serra.
Serra joined Ferrari last October, having previously worked with Hamilton at Mercedes, where he worked as the German marque’s Performance Director.
Also joining Hamilton from Mercedes is Jerome D’Ambrosio, who now functions as Deputy Team Principal at Ferrari to Vasseur.
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