First-ever Tuscan GP from Ferrari-owned Mugello live only on Sky Sports F1 this weekend
Wednesday 9 September 2020 19:35, UK
Ferrari will run in the burgundy livery of the first-ever racing car to bear its famous name in the Italian marque's 1000th grand prix at the Tuscan GP this weekend.
As part of the team's celebrations for the milestone at is own Mugello track - making an F1 debut on the sport's revamped calendar - the familiar brighter red of the modern cars will be replaced by the colours of the car the company first raced, the 125 S built in 1947.
It ran the 125 F1 in the same shade of red for its debut in the world championship at the 1950 Monaco GP.
"Scuderia Ferrari's 1000th Grand Prix is a very important milestone, therefore it had to be marked in a special way," said Piero Ferrari, the company's vice chairman and son of its founder, Enzo.
"That's why we decided to run a unique livery on the cars for this event, with the SF1000s taking to the track at the Mugello Circuit in the Burgundy colour first seen on the 125 S, the first racing car to carry the Ferrari name.
"Even the look of the race numbers on Charles' and Sebastian's cars will reflect the tradition of the past, giving the impression of being hand painted onto the bodywork."
Drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will also wear burgundy overalls for the celebration weekend.
The Mugello event will also be the first to feature some fans in the grandstands since the delayed season began, with 2,880 attending.
In further celebratory events, an event in the heart of the city of Florence will take place on Saturday evening, while Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher - the son of the Scuderia's most successful driver, Michael - will drive his father's 2004 title-winning car ahead of the race.
Vettel, the fourth most-experienced Ferrari driver in history with 109 starts for the Scuderia, said: "It's a great honour to be driving a Ferrari in what is the 1000th Grand Prix for this, the longest serving of all Formula 1 teams.
"It will be even more of a pleasure to celebrate this anniversary at the Mugello Circuit and also because, for the first time this season, a few spectators will be allowed into the grandstands."
