‘Like pineapple on pizza', moan Ferrari fans as Lewis Hamilton ditches red to debut ‘wrong' new look for F1 Miami GP
FERRARI will ditch their iconic red racing suits for this weekend's Miami Grand Prix - and fans are absolutely FUMING.
Scuderia drivers
Lewis Hamilton
and
will wear blue and white for a one-off design at the Miami International Autodrome.
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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will sport blue suits designed for the team's brand partner HP
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F1-75 car will also get a blue and white refresh, with new details on the wings
But the Prancing Horse are gearing up to debut a
new look
in the paddock in
Florida
on Friday, courtesy of their sponsors HP.
The red livery won't be gone forever though with the change just a one-off in celebration of the milestone.
Ferrari inked a deal with software company HP a year ago and the blue colours are set to honour the anniversary of that partnership.
Fans got a first glimpse of
Hamilton
and Leclerc suiting up in white and blue for the first American
race
of the season.
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The F1-75 will remain predominantly red, but will feature white and blue accents on the read and front wings, as well as on the wheels.
And fans have been left raging with the bold move.
One comment on Ferrari's social media post said: 'This is the equivalent of putting pineapple on a pizza.'
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A second wrote: 'Ferrari is morphing into Williams right before our eyes. This just needs to stop!'
A third said: 'This could be the worst livery ever created', before another added: 'We are red. Not blue! 😡'
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Motorheads are fearing the worst after pointing out that the SF-24 went blue in Miami last season too.
It was also described as a "one-off" in
Florida
last year, to
celebrate the 70th anniversary of
Ferrari
making their mark in North America.
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Leclerc and then-team-mate
suits
to nod to the Azzuro La Plata worn by Ferrari legend Alberto Ascari.
Scuderia
's first F1 world champion wore blue as he claimed the titles in 1952 and 1953.
While other team drivers including, John Surtees, Chris Amon, Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scarfiotti did the same in the 1960s.
Meanwhile, Hamilton and Leclerc will hope the change in colour palette gets the Ferrari back on the podium.
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Ferrari aren't the only team to change their colours ahead of the big sprint weekend in
Miami
.
Racing Bulls unveiled an all-pink affair during a party in
Miami
Beach on Wednesday evening.
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