Ferrari have revealed a special livery for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, paying homage to Niki Lauda’s Formula One title triumph 50 years ago. The Scuderia will run a car inspired by the 312T model that Lauda drove to the 1975 drivers’ championship, with the victory clinched at Monza.
Lewis Hamilton will experience his first Italian Grand Prix as a Ferrari driver, joining Charles Leclerc at the team’s home race. Both drivers will wear new blue shirts for media duties and race in a car featuring the same shade of red as the 1975 original, with classic white longitudinal stripes on the roll hoop and a metallic silver rear wing. Drivers’ names will be written in cursive script.
Leclerc won last year’s race at Monza, his second victory at the circuit, but Ferrari are still seeking their first win of a frustrating 2025 season. Hamilton, who moved from Mercedes over the winter, has yet to score a podium in red and sits sixth in the standings, 42 points behind teammate Leclerc with nine races remaining.
Both drivers are aiming to bounce back after a disastrous Dutch Grand Prix, where they retired following a crash at turn three. Hamilton also faces a five-place grid penalty for this Sunday’s race due to a yellow flag infringement during practice in Zandvoort.
Lauda, a five-time winner at Monza and a close friend of Hamilton during their time together at Mercedes, died in 2019. The tribute livery marks half a century since his iconic Ferrari title.
