Lewis Hamilton will race at Monza this weekend with seven stars on the back of his overalls, one for each of Michael Schumacher’s world championships.
Ferrari unveiled the tribute race suits for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix last Friday. The big white shoulder blocks of the standard 2026 kit have been dropped, replaced by thin vertical stripes down the sides and across the shoulders. Schumacher’s personal logo sits on the waist, and the seven stars appear on the upper back and on the race boots.
Charles Leclerc will wear the same design.
“A legacy celebrated. Unveiling our special race suits for Monza, inspired by Michael Schumacher’s impact on the racing world,” Ferrari wrote alongside the reveal.
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A retro SF-26 livery to follow
The suits are the first part of a wider tribute. Ferrari has also confirmed a one-off livery for the SF-26, built on red with black accents and gold wheels in reference to the F310 that Schumacher drove in his first season at Maranello.
Monza has become the venue where Ferrari reaches into its own past. The team ran a Modena Yellow theme in previous years and a tribute to Niki Lauda last season.
Thirty years since Schumacher’s first Ferrari season
The Italian Grand Prix from 4 to 6 September falls exactly three decades after Schumacher’s first year in Ferrari colours, and two decades after his final F1 win in 2006. His debut Ferrari season produced three grand prix victories, the first of them in torrential rain at Barcelona in June 1996, a drive often ranked among the finest of his career.
Schumacher went on to win five world championships with Ferrari between 2000 and 2004, and 72 grands prix in an 11-season Ferrari tenure. Since his departure at the end of 2006, Ferrari has taken one drivers’ title, through Kimi Räikkönen in 2007, and two constructors’ titles, in 2007 and 2008.
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Hamilton is the only driver to have matched Schumacher’s seven world titles, and races for Ferrari this season alongside Leclerc.
Lights out at Monza is on Sunday 6 September at 3pm local time.
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