Almost as soon as the new look was revealed, the mocking began. One of the more popular statements made by fans was that Ferrari had run out of red ink. Others said that this was perhaps the ugliest livery ever conceived by an F1 team and we’re struggling to think of one more deserving of that title.

Introduced in 2021, the 100-kilometre Sprint race mixes up the traditional grand prix schedule and is held on Saturday after Friday's qualifying. The traditional grand prix qualifying session then sets the stage later on Saturday for the main race ahead of Sunday's event.