Ferrari SF-25 - 2025 Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari SF-25 - 2025 Australian Grand PrixBased on the cars raced by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Circuit on the 16th of March 2025 Each model hand built and assembled by a small team of craftsmen 1: 18 scale model, over 31cm 12in long Made using the finest quality materials Over 800 hours to develop the model Precisely engineered parts: castings, photo etchings and CNC machined metal components Built using original CAD designs

• Based on the cars raced by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Circuit on the 16th of March 2025
• Each model hand-built and assembled by a small team of craftsmen
• 1:18 scale model, over 31cm/12in long
• Made using the finest quality materials
• Over 800 hours to develop the model
• Precisely engineered parts: castings, photo-etchings and CNC machined metal components
• Built using original CAD designs and paint codes supplied by Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari HP’s competitor for the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship season, the SF-25 sought to build on the platform of its predecessor, the multiple race-winning SF-24. With Charles Leclerc entering his seventh season with the team and the highly publicised arrival of Lewis Hamilton, who made global headlines by leaving Mercedes after 11 years to move to Maranello, the SF-25 pushed to better Ferrari's performance in 2024, where they finished just 14 points beyond eventual title winners McLaren.

Technical Developments

Unveiled at the F1 75 launch event on the 18th of February at London’s O2 Arena, the SF-25 was the 71st Formula 1 car built by Ferrari. Although it was the fourth of the second generation of ground effect cars introduced in 2022, it represented a complete redesign, utilising distinct technical solutions to those adopted in the past. The most visible change initiated was the transition from a pushrod to a pull-rod front suspension. This architectural shift aimed to enhance airflow around the car and provide greater opportunities for aerodynamic development, which had been largely exhausted in the previous model. The SF-25 was an evolution in every aspect compared to previous year's car, offering a solid foundation for improvement. It was designed to maximise development potential in a season where, due to the stability of the regulations entering their final year, remarkably close competition was expected, with just thousandths of a second separating lap times. While the power unit did not introduce any groundbreaking innovations, it was further optimised to extract maximum performance. Ensuring reliability remained an ongoing effort; over the winter, despite reduced permitted hours of test bench running, significant work was done to analyse and refine each process based on lessons learned from the 2024 season, ensuring robustness across all components.

A Striking New Livery

The SF-25’s livery underwent a striking transformation, beautifully blending elements of past, present and future, with a declaration of style, power and tradition. The darker shade of 2025 Racing Red, with its matte finish, evoked decades of racing, drawing inspiration from the intense tones of the early Scuderia cars. A bold, angled white band prominently adorned the car, symbolising dynamism and a vision that looked to the future. Amid the main colour scheme, subtle thin, glossy red and white stripes introduced a balance of tradition and modernity, reminiscent of the sartorial care applied to the clothing and cars that Ferrari produces every day. The contrast between white and red was a tribute to the marque’s history and identity, and to the continuous evolution of Ferrari style, a manifesto for refined sportiness and timeless aesthetics. Notably, the glossy detail on the bodywork was in contrast to the matte detailing on gloss finish of the World Endurance Championship-competing 499P Hypercar, underlining the Maranello DNA shared by the two cars that competed in the most important motor racing championships. The wheel rims were also entirely red, while the numbers on Charles’ and Lewis’ cars were white, in Ferrari’s official font, Ferrari Sans.

Note: This is a 'Kerbside' model and does not feature any moving parts.