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In a season dominated by Max Verstappen with Red Bull-Honda, Ferrari had to settle for back-up positions, despite the efforts of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz jr. The House of the Prancing Horse finished the constructors’ championship in third place with 406 points, behind RedBull-Honda (860) and Mercedes (409). Leclerc finished fifth in the drivers’ championship while Sainz finished in seventh place.
At the Italian GP in Monza the livery of the SF-23s had a touch of yellow, one of the historical colors of the company already protagonist on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of Ferrari. A reference has been made to the bodywork of the 499P that won the most famous endurance race in the world, namely the yellow “V”-shaped band that crosses the bodywork of the Hypercar. This reference, present on the nose and on the bonnet, has linked the two cars even more closely, as they already share a fundamental element, the Le Mans Red livery, which is in a matt version on the SF-23, while it is glossy on the 499P. The race numbers, 16 and 55, are also in yellow on the two single-seaters, while the overalls of Leclerc and Sainz, made especially for the occasion, have the traditional colors of the Maranello company – in addition to red, yellow and black – together with the “long F” logo already applied on the rear wing.
