Charles Leclerc made one startling admission about Ferrari’s 2025 car at the F1 75 launch event

F1 fans around the world got the chance to see all 10 teams’ liveries for the 2025 season at the special F1 75 launch event.

Held at the O2 Arena in London, the evening played host to all 20 drivers and their respective teams, as well as huge celebrity names as the designs for the 2025 machines were finally revealed.

Ferrari were arguably the most anticipated team to reveal their livery due to the arrival of Lewis Hamilton. The sport’s most successful driver statistically will drive in red for the first time in his career this season after signing from Mercedes last year.

Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc create what is one of, if not the most exciting driver pairing on the 2025 grid. The duo will be hoping the SF-25 can take them to championship glory after losing to McLaren in the constructors’ championship last year.

Ferrari were not so happy about attending F1 75 due to the event being hosted in the UK. The Maranello outfit are the only team on the F1 grid with a base outside of the UK.

Nevertheless, the team were present – albeit they did not take part in the press conference before the event – and F1 75 turned out to be a surprise for Leclerc as well as the fans.

Charles Leclerc had not seen Ferrari’s 2025 livery before the F1 75 launch event

Speaking with F1 via X (formerly Twitter) ahead of the event at the O2 Arena, Leclerc made the stunning admission that he had not actually seen Ferrari’s new design yet.

The Monagasque driver said that F1 75 would be the first time he would be seeing the team’s new colours, creating an extra special meaning to the event for Leclerc.

“I’m feeling really good, I’m feeling really excited,” he said.

“As crazy as this might sound, I haven’t seen the full car yet. So it’s also a car reveal for me!

“I mean I know all the technical stuff about it, but the actual design of the car, I haven’t seen it!

“So I’m really looking forward to tonight to finally see my car.”

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Perhaps the main reason for Ferrari not attending the press conference before F1 75 is because the SF-25 will get its first outing on Wednesday.

Hamilton and Leclerc will pilot the 2025 machine around the team’s private Fiorano circuit before heading to Bahrain the following week for pre-season testing.

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The session will mark a return to Fiorano for the former after he conducted his first Ferrari test in January. Hamilton was overcome with emotion before his first outing in red – the Brit’s first run in the SF-25 will mark another historic occasion.

The seven-time champion’s reception was immense at F1 75 and it is not hard to see why. Ferrari fans are demanding the world championship from Hamilton in 2025.

Hamilton says he is invigorated ahead of 2025 as he embarks on a new adventure with Ferrari. The 40-year-old is gunning for his record-eighth world championship this season.