F1 Today | Zhou Guanyu rejoins Ferrari, McLaren teases their 'sound' and Pirelli tyre testing continues!

F1 News

5 February at 21:00

Savannah Lenz

In today's Formula 1 news, Ferrari announced their reserve driver line-up, McLaren teases the "sound of their car" for the 2025 season and the last day of Pirelli tyre testing in Barcelona is held, with Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri suiting up to drive!

Zhou Guanyu rejoins Ferrari

After growing as a driver through the Ferrari Driver Academy, Guanyu Zhou went on to Formula 2 and then joined the Formula 1 grid with Sauber. Now, he is back with the Ferrari family as a reserve driver. Antonio Giovinazzi will also continue as the team's reserve driver for the 2025 season, together with his role in WEC with the Italians.

Welcoming Zhou Guanyu back to the Ferrari family as he joins Antonio Giovinazzi as our official reserve driver! Zhou spent four years with the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy from 2015 to 2018, and will split reserve driver duties with Antonio for the 2025 season pic.twitter.com/54OLL5uJm7
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 5, 2025

McLaren teases the MCLXX

Before they reveal anything else about their new car, McLaren has decided to release what their engine sounds like and tease the name! Saying that it's "strictly confidential", they have dubbed the car the MCLXX. Listen to the car below!

The sound of 2025 pic.twitter.com/p7BM568gMR
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 5, 2025

Pirelli tyre test day two - Leclerc fastest!

On day two of the Pirelli tyre test in Barcelona. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went fastest. Leclerc was joined by teammate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren driver Oscar Piastri. The lap times however cannot be compared, as each driver was running a different program. The testing does, however, give the drivers time to get back into the swing of driving, even if it is an older car. For example, Hamilton was a Mercedes driver during the 2024 F1 season so this has been another opportunity for him to drive the SF-24 and get a better feel of how the Ferrari F1 car works.