FERRARI’S 2022 challenger— the F1-75 — was unveiled online in a presentation made from its Maranello based on Thursday. PHOTO: Ferrari.com

BRENDAN LINES February 18.2022

Ferrari’s F1-75 will make its on-track debut on Friday at Fiorano in a demonstration event before a filming day in Barcelona next Tuesday.

The car is the 68th that the company has built to compete in the Formula 1 world championship and  features a brand new shade of red, especially developed by the Ferrari Style Centre.

While its name reflects the company is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding this year. The anniversary is reflected in the celebratory logo, alongside the Italian flag, which has been a long-time feature on Ferrari Formula 1 cars.

The F1-75 has a completely new look, as a result of the Maranello engineers’ interpretation of the new technical regulations from this year.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto hoped the F1-75 would recapture hearts and minds of its loyal Tifosi.

“I would like the F1-75 to be the car that allows our fans to once again be proud of Ferrari. Our goal is to reignite the Prancing Horse legend and we can only do that by winning again,” Binotto said.

Notably, the lower nose, and the side pods were the areas of particular attention to the packaging of the power unit.

The nose is a departure from the wide shovel-like noses of recent seasons, aimed at promoting airflow to the leading edge of the car’s Venturi-tunnelled floor.

Among the seven designs unveiled so far — if Red Bull’s dressed-up concept car counts — Ferrari’s narrow nose design signifies a clear tangent from its rivals.

While its sidepod design has added another level of intrigue to the teams various efforts.

It’s wide mouth extending from the crash zone area forward of the cockpit tapers back with a concave top surface.

Two right-angled winglets extending either side of the triangle-shaped airbox is a peculiar addition, unseen across the other offerings by the teams.

Once again, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will lead the charge for the prancing horse, with Antonio Giovinazzi and Mick Schumacher as reserve drivers. Robert Shwartzman takes on the role of test driver and will take part in two Friday free practice sessions during the course of the season.