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Ferrari reprises azzurro blue for Miami Grand Prix
The Ferrari team is set to debut a special edition collection from PUMA upon their return to US soil, to be worn by star drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz during the race weekend. In a nod to history, we uncovered that in 1950, Raymond Sommer raced a blue Ferrari 125 in the Monaco Grand Prix, painted in his national racing colors of light blue which led to a fourth-place finish. Similarly, in Argentina, Juan Manuel Fangio drove a blue Ferrari 166 painted in the nation’s colors, competing in South America until 1952. Louis Rosier of France also raced a light blue Ferrari in F1 in the early 1950s under his Team Ecurie Rosier outfit. In 1959, a blue Ferrari was driven by American Phil Hill in the US Grand Prix at Sebring, though he faced technical issues. One of the most famous blue Ferraris came in 1964, when Enzo Ferrari’s team raced in a half white and half blue livery due to political reasons, securing a second-place finish at Watkins Glen. Blue overalls were a common sight in the Ferrari garage during the 1950s and 1960s, reflecting the team’s Italian origins and possibly the scarcity of red race suits.
