The Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team will race with a one-off livery in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, adding green to its red and white color scheme, Report informs referring to MotorSport.
Alfa’s livery tweak on its C42 F1 car is meant to celebrate the launch of the Alfa Romeo Tonale road car, an electric SUV.
As part of the change, the engine cover and sidepod will be painted green for the Baku weekend, turning the livery into an Italian tricolor flag.
In a statement, the Hinwil-based team said that the color green is a nod to the Montreal Green hue used in Tonale’s launch, but also a strong link to Alfa Romeo’s identity for the transition to a more responsible and sustainable concept of mobility as well as a tribute to its Italian identity.
The livery also features Tonale’s signature headlights shape on the C42 engine cover.
The Tonale, which hits European showrooms this weekend, is the Italian brand’s first electrified C-SUV or crossover SUV.
Team drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu tested the car earlier this year in the Italian Alps.