As Driven by Kimi Räikkönen — Scuderia Ferrari, Car No. 7
Offered here is a spectacular, 1:1 scale replica of the front nosecone and wing assembly of the Ferrari SF71H, presented in the race livery carried by Kimi Räikkönen throughout the 2018 Formula One World Championship — the Finn's final season in scarlet, and the year of his emotional last Grand Prix victory in Austin.
The assembly reproduces the SF71H's distinctive high, slender nose and its extraordinarily complex multi-element front wing — among the most aerodynamically intricate designs of the pre-2019 regulation era. The nosecone carries Räikkönen's race number 7 at its crown, above the full 2018 sponsor suite rendered in correct scale and placement: Shell, Kaspersky Lab, Pirelli, MAHLE, and Shell V-Power identification down the nose, the Ferrari Scudetto shield at the tip, Santander flames on the wing elements, Ray-Ban branding across the wing, and the FIA Action for Road Safety mark — a livery snapshot of Scuderia Ferrari at a precise and evocative moment in its modern history.
QUALITY OF BUILD
The execution of this piece is of exhibition standard. The bodywork is finished in Ferrari's deep 2018-specification Rosso, laid to a rich gloss across the nose's compound curvature, with the black and white wing sections crisply delineated. The front wing faithfully reproduces the SF71H's signature cascade of elements — the stacked flaps, arched endplate architecture, and turning vanes that made this generation of Ferrari front wings such sculptural objects in their own right. Reproducing this geometry convincingly at full scale is a genuine feat of craftsmanship, and it is rendered here with remarkable fidelity.
Graphics are precisely registered and sealed, with the sponsor identification correctly scaled and positioned throughout. Mounted on its purpose-built display stand, the assembly presents at the correct attitude and commands a room: at full Formula One width, this is a piece of monumental presence, equally at home in a private collection, showroom, or executive space.
KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN — THE 2018 SEASON
The 2018 season was Kimi Räikkönen's farewell to Ferrari, and he made it one to remember. Ever the model of unflappable consistency, the 2007 World Champion delivered twelve podium finishes — his strongest campaign in years — and secured third place in the World Drivers' Championship with 251 points.
Two moments defined the year. At Monza, in front of the tifosi, Räikkönen took pole position with the fastest lap in the history of Formula One to that date — an average speed in excess of 263 km/h that stood as a landmark of the hybrid era. And at the United States Grand Prix in Austin that October, he converted a brilliant first-corner move and a masterclass in tyre management into victory — his first win since 2013, ending a 113-race drought, and, as history would record, the twenty-first and final Grand Prix victory of his career. The image of the sport's most laconic champion returning to the top step, in Ferrari red, remains one of the most warmly celebrated moments of the decade.
THE FERRARI SF71H
The SF71H was arguably the finest Ferrari of the hybrid era to that point: a genuine championship contender that traded victories and pole positions with Mercedes deep into the season. Powered by Ferrari's 062 EVO 1.6-litre V6 turbo-hybrid power unit — widely regarded in 2018 as the most powerful engine on the grid — the car took six Grand Prix victories (five for Sebastian Vettel, one for Räikkönen) and led the Constructors' Championship at its mid-season peak.
Aerodynamically, the SF71H represented the final full flowering of the complex front wing philosophy before the simplified 2019 regulations swept it away — making this nosecone assembly a document of a design era now closed. For collectors of the modern Scuderia, the SF71H occupies a special place: the last Ferrari of Räikkönen's second spell, and one of the most beautiful and competitive cars of its generation.
CONDITION & PRESENTATION
The piece is offered in excellent display condition with strong, even gloss and crisp graphics throughout. Supplied with display stand as pictured.
Please note: this is a high-quality replica produced for display purposes and is not a component raced in period.
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