Sky F1 Pundit Taken Aback Over ‘Really Different’ Part of 2026 Ferrari

Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz has reacted after seeing Ferrari's 2026 car for the very first time.

With the 2026 Formula 1 season starting in March, teams are beginning to reveal their challengers for the new campaign.

So far, Red Bull, Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, Haas and Mercedes have all unveiled their new looks for the season ahead.

On Friday morning, it was Ferrari's turn as they launched their 2026 challenger, the SF-26.

The livery had a retro feel about it, with more white included on the car.

Apart from showing off the new look, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were also testing the car on the track in Fiorano.

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Reporting live from Italy, Kravitz stated that the new engine sounds 'really different' to previous years and also noticed the testing of the new aerodynamic parts.

He said on Sky Sports: "The launch of any Ferrari is always a very special occasion, but this one really more so. The fans have been up on the hill, and we’ve just seen it. It’s come out of the garage and is now going around this Fiorano track.

"It actually looks smaller. It looks different. There’s a bit more white on the engine cover as part of the team’s visual identity, which has changed a little bit for this year.

"But the thing I’ve noticed straight away is this opening of the rear wing that we’re seeing that all of these cars are going to be doing this year with the new regulations."

Kravitz continued: "The new engine sound, that’s really different. We started to hear this with the other big team that ran their car yesterday, which is, of course, Mercedes. But now I’m seeing, and more importantly hearing it, on the Ferrari. It really does sound different.

"It sounds louder, it sounds more raspy. Of course, this is to do with the new engines. They’ve changed one of the key components that ran a turbine through the turbocharger, that’s gone. And so the engine does have a crisper note."