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(Motorsport-Total.com) – Ferrari wants to contest its Formula 1 anniversary race at Mugello with a special design. ‘Motorsport-Total.com’ found out. In keeping with this, the two SF1000s by Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will come up with a different color scheme at the Grand Prix of Tuscany, which is being held for the first time.
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Ferrari isn’t planning an entirely different design, just to have its vehicles compete in the 1950s season look, with a slightly darker shade of red than today.
This sees itself as a tribute to the great history of Ferrari, the only team that has participated in every season since the beginning of the Formula 1 World Championship (then still: World Automobile Championship).
In purely sporting terms, there is nothing to celebrate …
In purely sporting terms, there is probably nothing to celebrate: Ferrari’s prospects are pretty bad after the double failure at Monza. “But we must not forget that the 1,000th Grand Prix will be held regardless of the current performance,” says team principal Mattia Binotto.
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“It is very important for us to celebrate this significant milestone. Because Ferrari is the first team to reach this milestone because we were in Formula 1 from the beginning.”
Almost right: Ferrari was absent from the first round of the World Championship in the history of Formula 1. The start at Silverstone was done without the team because they had not been able to agree on the prize money beforehand, according to He says. It wasn’t until the second race of the season in Monte Carlo that Ferrari was there for the first time, and thanks to Alberto Ascari in P2, right on the podium.
Details of the celebrations will not be revealed.
“We are now celebrating the importance of Ferrari to Formula 1,” continues Binotto. “That’s important because it’s a very large number. It took 70 years to get to this number. And you can imagine: I certainly won’t be there when Ferrari enters the 2000 Grand Prix!”
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In any case, it is a “very proud” moment for Ferrari. “And we will celebrate it regardless of our competitiveness.”
How exactly Ferrari wants to celebrate, Binotto leaves it open. He makes vague hints: “There will be shows and certainly some celebrations. We have prepared it. We will also do something on Saturday night in Florence. Something will also happen on Sunday, before the start of the race. But that should come as a surprise.”
Around 3,000 fans are expected at Mugello for the first Formula 1 race in the crown crisis, which will once again have an audience there. “Even if there are only a few fans: I hope we can celebrate with them,” Binotto said.
