By Balazs Szabo on

Ahead of the upcoming season, Ferrari have confirmed that their 2025 F1 car that will be piloted by Charles Leclerc and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton will be called the SF-25.

Following their on-track activity at Fiorano last Wednesday, Ferrari have headed to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for this week in a bid to complete more running with the two-year-old SF-23 in slightly better weather conditions.

Charles Leclerc fulfilled driving duties on Tuesday morning, and Hamilton took over the 2023 F1 Ferrari in the afternoon. The pair was set to run in inverse order on Wednesday, but the seven-time F1 champion suffered a high-speed crash in the last segment of the Catalan track.

The incident forced the Italian outfit to call off Leclerc’s afternoon running, but they have carried on with their programme today with their reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi and F2 junior racer Dino Beganovic behind the wheel of the SF-23.

Ferrari have now confirmed that their 2025 F1 car that will be piloted by Charles Leclerc and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton in the upcoming season will be called the SF-25.

It follows the naming convention that has been in place for the last two seasons, with Ferrari’s 2023 and 2024 machines called the SF-23 and SF-24 respectively.

Next week’s programme

The Scuderia will remain in Montmelo next week to take part in the Pirelli tyre test. That running will see McLaren also join Ferrari at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya where Pirelli will try out its 2026 products.

The tyre test will mark the first time that Hamilton drives the 2024 F1 Ferrari, the SF-24 as teams are allowed to use their most actual cars during tyre testing.

The 2026-spec tyres will continue to feature 18-inch rims, but the front tyres will be 25mm narrower while the rears will be reduced by 30mm in width compared to the 2025 tyres.


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