When teams perform a car launch, they claim to be launching their new car in full for the year (though some look to deceive their rivals with what is unveiled), and a livery launch simply pulls the covers off the new colour scheme on the next cars, with the updated paintwork placed on either a show car or previous model from the team.

The Formula 1 circus will soon be back on the road for another campaign that will stretch across a huge 24 rounds - but first we get those exciting car launches as the 2025 season draws ever closer. Max Verstappen may be targeting a fifth world championship in a row at Red Bull,