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February 24, 2017 By  Formula 1

Ferrari release the SF70H at Fiorano

This morning Scuderia Ferrari became the fifth Formula 1 team to reveal their car this week following the unveiling of the Sauber C36, Renault R.S.17, Force India VJM10, and the Mercedes W08.

Ferrari unveiled their car live online, broadcasting the release from Fiorano, Italy.

The SF70H will be driven by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen over the course of the next season, with the team’s driver lineup remaining the same for the third year in succession.

For 2017, Ferrari will be aiming to return to the front of the grid, aiming to stand on the top step of the podium and to beat Mercedes in the championship.

Like other teams so far, the Ferrari SF70H features many similar features, including the mounting of a ‘shark fin’ on the engine cover, and the use of a ‘thumb’ nose once again on the front wing. The Ferrari also features the use of a ‘T’ wing that has been mounted to the back of the shark fin – an aerodynamic loophole that has also been exploited and exposed by Mercedes.

The SF70H will be on track and in action on February 27 for the first day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain.

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Studying Media and Communications at Oxford Brookes University, Chris began writing for Last Word On Sports in March 2016. In the May of the same year, he was appointed as Associate Editor for the Motorsport department. Chris has since been appointed as the Department Head for Motorsport, being appointed in July 2016. Chris has a passion for Formula 1 and is a keen follower of Formula 2. It is his dream to become a Journalist or a Press Officer in the sport that he loves after graduating from university.