by With less than a month to go until the start of the Formula One season in Bahrain, the plethora of car launches is in full swing with seven teams already revealing their 2024 contenders. Ferrari are the latest team to pull back the covers.
After last year’s grid looked pretty similar (red, blue and carbon fiber/black) at least, there’s some variation this year.
The remaining three teams are three of the top four from last year. Mercedes and McLaren will launch their car on February 14 (McLaren has already revealed leaks), while Red Bull will return it on Thursday, February 15.
Here are the 2024 cars and careers we’ve seen so far, in championship order. As ever, expect some of the actual cars in testing to change and, indeed, look different again at the first race as teams bring their upgrades and updates.
Ferrari SF-24
Of course the new Ferrari car is red, but there are several other colors associated with the team: yellow, white and black. The halo is red this year and the wheel covers are mostly red. Fortunately, there isn’t too much exposed carbon fiber, as has become common. There is some in the back of the car, yes, but it is done in a tasteful way.
Whether it will be faster than last year’s car remains to be seen. Team principal Frederic Vasseur said the team must be “more clinical and efficient” while team technical director Enrico Cardile said “every area of the car has been redesigned” and they wanted to “create a completely new platform” with the SF. -24.
McLaren MCL38
McLaren has not revealed its car for the upcoming season but has released the doctor. Not much blue this year.
Aston Martin AMR24
Finishing fifth in the standings after an impressive start to the season, Aston Martin will be hoping their 2024 car – the first to be built at the team’s new campus at Silverstone – will start this season as strongly as it did last. last. And with a stronger finish.
The car, which features slightly more exposed carbon fiber than it did last year, received its shakedown at Silverstone on the same day. Team principal Mike Krack said: “Almost every area of the car has been improved and improved, building on our strengths and taking the lessons of the previous campaign into account. Our goal this season is to score regular points, podiums, and fight for our first green victory.”
Alpine A524
When McLaren got their act together, there was no chance of Alpine finishing anywhere other than sixth in 2023. They finished the year 160 points adrift of Aston Martin, just 92 points ahead of Williams.
The flow on the 2024 car is an excellent example of “carbon fiber diffusion”. Pink and blue are still there, almost, but black is now the dominant color.
Williams FW46
Williams are a team whose main aim will be to secure the strong points haul they had last year and close the gap on Alpine, or whoever is above them. Their climate, if not their actual car, is pretty much the same as theirs in 2023. The Duracell battery air box is still there.
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Before AlphaTauri (and Toro Rosso before that), Red Bull’s latest sister team has a name unlikely to please or excite F1 purists. and the name of the chaise is not much better.
The Toro Rosso 2019 colors are almost a return to their climate with a hint of the white that characterized the days of AlphaTauri. At least they haven’t done too much on the exposed carbon fiber. In fact, there isn’t much of it. They finished strongly last year after a slow start and with the signing of Daniel Ricciardo they will hope to continue that trend.
goodbye C44
The Sauber team has been rebranded from the Alfa Romeo iteration of 2019-2023, before moving again into the Audi entry in 2026. The official name is a bit jarring (Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber) but the liver is something different and hit at least.
Plenty of black, yes, but also plenty of day-glo green. It will not be difficult to miss on the grid.
Haas VF-24
It’s a big year for Haas, the first without former team principal Gunther Steiner. The front row of rendered F1 cars are largely in their usual colors of red, white and black ahead of last weekend’s shock at Silverstone.
