Ferrari's Profit Rises 5% as F1 Team Value Jumps 34%

Ferrari closed out 2025 with net profit up five percent, according to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport, a strong financial year for the Italian manufacturer even as its Formula 1 team continued to chase a championship it hasn’t won since 2008. Employees shared in the gains, receiving annual bonuses of €14,900, or roughly £12,950, tied to the company’s improved performance.

Hamilton’s Arrival Lines Up With a Commercial Surge

The results land in the same year Lewis Hamilton joined Scuderia Ferrari, and while Ferrari doesn’t break out Formula 1 earnings separately in its year-end reporting, the broader numbers tell their own story. The company generated roughly £700 million from sponsorship, commercial partnerships, and brand-related revenue, with F1 acting as a central driver of that figure, and the value of Ferrari’s F1 team specifically climbed 34 percent over the past year. Under F1’s franchise-style structure, teams are built to generate steady commercial returns while simultaneously promoting their road car business on a global stage, and a signing as high-profile as Hamilton’s tends to accelerate exactly that kind of commercial momentum regardless of on-track results.

Why Ferrari’s Brand Value Holds Up Even Without Titles

Ferrari remains the only team to have competed in every F1 season since the championship began, and that continuity gives it a level of brand recognition no rival team can match, championship drought or not. The team continues to invest heavily in performance and presentation even without a title since 2008, though not every choice has landed well with fans. Last season’s blue HP-accented livery drew criticism from some corners of the fan base, while the newly revealed 2026 design, featuring expanded white elements, has gotten a noticeably better early reception during testing.

What This Means Heading Into 2026

Ferrari enters the new season in a stronger financial position than it’s been in for years, with commercial momentum from the Hamilton signing layered on top of steady sponsorship growth. None of that guarantees results on track, but it does mean the team has more resources to throw at closing the championship gap, and a fan base that’s already shown it will voice its opinion on everything from livery choices to leadership decisions.

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Eve Nowell writes about cars for Backfire News, and she comes by it honestly—she grew up in a racing family, around engines and pit lanes before she was old enough to drive. That world isn't a beat she picked up; it's just where she's always been. At Backfire News she covers off-roading, classic car culture, motorsports, and the people behind the machines. She writes with the enthusiasm of someone who genuinely loves this stuff, but she's a stickler for getting the details right—the kind of writing that holds up with actual gearheads. She's still early in her career and building her own voice, bringing a fresh take to a world she's known her whole life. Her work runs across racing coverage, truck and off-road culture, collector vehicles, and the wider lifestyle that comes with all of it. When she's not writing, she's usually trackside, out in the garage, or chasing down the next story worth telling.

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