Scuderia Ferrari’s ambition to overhaul just about everything that resulted in their worst season for 40 years in Formula 1 has included adding a splash of green across their famous red livery. 

While the 2021 driver line-up of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz (pictured above) will be much more interested in the new gearbox and suspension system, the addition of a bright green logo across the engine cover of the Ferrari SF21 stands out prominently against the two-tone red chassis. 

The logo represents Ferrari’s title partner Mission Winnow, an initiative of tobacco company Philip Morris International, whose long association with F1 includes its Marlboro branding that adorned Ferrari challengers and McLarens in the 1970s. 

Team principal Mattia Binotto said: "This car was born out of last year’s car, due to the new regulations. 

“It was partially frozen but we tried to improve it in all of its areas wherever possible. 

“The aerodynamics was revised, its livery has also changed. 

The posterior is a burgundy colour, similar to the very first Ferrari racing car, the 125S Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto

“The posterior is a burgundy colour, similar to the very first Ferrari racing car, the 125S. 

“It’s the same colour we used last year at Mugello to celebrate our 1,000th Grand Prix. 

“Visually, we’ve drawn on our past but we’re also looking forward to the future, which will always be defined by our Ferrari red.”

Head of chassis Enrico Cardile added: “Our first task was to identify which area of the car we should focus on in order to achieve a radical change. 

“We opted for the rear end, designing a new gearbox and new suspension system. This, in addition to the efforts of our power unit colleagues has led to a much tighter rear end.

“Because of the regulations, less drastic changes were possible at the front end of the car. 

“So we developed a new front wing which works in conjunction with a new concept nose but the chassis itself and the suspension is off last year’s SF1000. 

The SF21 will get put through its paces for the first time in public with pre-season testing in Bahrain on March 12-14.