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Baffled F1 pundit asks if Ferrari are 'joking' after MAJOR Miami GP decision

Ferrari have opted to change the colour of their iconic cars next weekend

Originally written by Sam Cook. This version is a translation.

Saturday 27 April 2024 23:00

Sky Sports F1 pundit Karun Chandhok has bluntly responded to a comment from fellow pundit Will Buxton surrounding a fascinating decision made by Ferrari.

The Maranello-based team will head into the Miami Grand Prix next month with a new blue livery.

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At another US-based race during the 2023 season, Ferrari decided to race in a yellow-based livery, at the Las Vegas GP, in a move that saw Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz wearing yellow race suits.

Although the cars haven't been seen as of yet ahead of the Miami GP, the complete change of race suit for Leclerc and Sainz teased on the team's official X page suggests its blue element will likely be very prominent.

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Ferrari change colours for Miami

Buxton explained that once in 1964, Enzo Ferrari was so angry that he handed back his competitor's license and that, with Ferrari no longer a represented team on the grid, John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini's cars were entered into the final two rounds of the championship by the NART team.

This resulted in them racing in a blue and white livery, with Surtees claiming the 1964 world championship.

However, Chandhok disagreed with Buxton that the move to a blue livery wasn't as unusual as first thought, replying: "Err - are you joking??

"Literally no sports team / brand on the planet is more linked to a single colour!"

Err - are you joking??

Literally no sports team / brand on the planet is more linked to a single colour!
— Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) April 23, 2024