Luca Serafini Unveils Ferrari Formula One Concept Design

Italian designer Luca Serafini unveiled a Ferrari Formula One concept that replaces the halo with a single-piece structural windshield similar to IndyCar and prioritises pure aesthetics over current technical regulations.

Serafini presented the concept through his LS Design studio in Modena, citing a direct visual lineage to a 2015 Ferrari design studio project that treated single-seat Formula One cars as unified works of art.

Yanko Design reports the body is finished in traditional Rosso Corsa that runs continuously from nose to rear, and Serafini removes common external aerodynamic appendages such as winglets and complex side plates.

The front bodywork envelops the wheels, while the rear tyres remain exposed with yellow lines across the tread.

The most conspicuous safety change is the replacement of the F1 halo with a single-piece structural glass screen, described as akin to IndyCar race screens. Behind the cockpit sits a periscope-style air intake that references 1970s race cars.

Serafini notes that proposed 2026 regulations reduce minimum car weight by 30 kg and shorten wheelbase by 200 mm. Those rule changes limit the use of large, smooth surfaces because of their negative effect on aerodynamic performance.

The concept aims to restore visual character and appeal that Serafini says modern regulatory and safety demands have diminished in contemporary Formula One.