Ferrari reveals major design plans for Hamilton's 2025 F1 car
Ferrari reveals key technical decisions for Lewis Hamilton's 2025 car, maintaining pullrod rear suspension while introducing pullrod front suspension. The project emphasizes evolution over revolution in the final year of current regulations.
Technical Evolution
The latest insights from La Gazzetta dello Sport reveal Ferrari's commitment to their current suspension philosophy, despite being one of only two teams, alongside Haas, still utilizing a pullrod configuration at the rear.
This decision stems from the team's confidence in their suspension system's role in tire management, where the SF-24 has demonstrated class-leading performance.
The 2025 challenger will see significant refinements in cooling system packaging, particularly affecting the lower sidepod area.
Internal gearbox components are also slated for repositioning, giving aerodynamicists greater freedom to optimize the car's design.
Front-end revolution
While maintaining rear-end stability, Ferrari is implementing a major change at the front, adopting a pullrod suspension layout similar to Red Bull and McLaren.
This modification appears particularly suited to Hamilton's driving style, which shares characteristics with future teammate Charles Leclerc.
The development path suggests a careful evolution rather than revolution, with Project 677 representing the final iteration under current regulations before the sweeping changes planned for 2026.
Ferrari's approach involves pushing existing concepts to their limits while maintaining the car's "clear family feeling."
Technical leadership transition
The project has seen significant changes in leadership, with Loic Serra, a former Mercedes technical figure known for his close working relationship with Hamilton, taking over as chassis technical director.
Serra's appointment follows Enrico Cardile's departure to Aston Martin, though the team's fundamental technical direction appears unchanged.
The timing of these developments coincides with Hamilton's increasingly emotional farewell tour with Mercedes, where he recently acknowledged the "surreal" experience of seeing his long-held seat officially allocated to Andrea Kimi Antonelli for 2025.
"Every race we do is the last time at that particular place,"
Hamilton reflected at Monza.
"Every race we get closer and closer to the last time I'll be in that Mercedes."
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