Ferrari has officially confirmed that its Formula 1 car for the 2026 season will be called the SF-26, maintaining the naming pattern the team has used in recent years. The announcement comes just weeks before the car’s full unveiling.
Internally known as Project 678, the SF-26 marks a major milestone as Ferrari’s first machine designed entirely around Formula 1’s sweeping 2026 technical regulations. These rules bring active aerodynamics, a revised hybrid system with an even split between electric and combustion power, and a lighter, more compact chassis concept.
The new car follows a challenging 2025 campaign for the Italian team. Ferrari finished fourth in the constructors’ championship with 398 points and failed to secure a single grand prix victory, despite collecting seven podium finishes over the season.
Individually, Charles Leclerc concluded the year fifth in the drivers’ standings, highlighted by seven podiums and two pole positions. Lewis Hamilton’s debut season in Ferrari colours delivered a Sprint race victory in Shanghai, but he ultimately placed ninth overall in the championship.
Trailing rivals Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes by an average of three to four tenths of a second per lap, Ferrari sees the SF-26 as a fresh start. The team hopes the clean-sheet design under the new regulations will allow it to reset its technical direction and re-establish itself at the front of the grid.
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