The 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on 27 October 2024, produced one of Scuderia Ferrari's most complete race weekends of the season. Looksmart's 1:18 scale model preserves Leclerc's car — number 16, race-finished in third — in the livery it wore that Sunday afternoon in Mexico City. The included showcase completes a piece built specifically for the serious display collector.
The Ferrari SF-24: Revised Aerodynamics, Same Ambition
The SF-24 was Ferrari's 2024 FIA Formula 1 challenger, evolved from the SF-23 platform and powered by the Ferrari 066/12 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged hybrid power unit. Its aerodynamic package was progressively updated across the season, with revised sidepod and floor designs introduced at various rounds. Race numbers 16 and 55 were assigned to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz respectively, making the SF-24 one of the most closely watched cars on the 2024 grid.
A Ferrari 1-3 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
The 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix delivered a result that few teams can replicate: Carlos Sainz took victory for Ferrari, Lando Norris crossed the line second for McLaren, and Charles Leclerc completed the podium in third. The 1-3 finish for Scuderia Ferrari — both cars in the top three — was a rare collective result and added meaningful points to Leclerc's campaign. His performance in Mexico contributed to a final 2nd-place finish in the 2024 Drivers' Championship, giving this specific race real weight within the season narrative. The SF-24 carried the HP (Hewlett Packard) title sponsor branding introduced from the Miami Grand Prix onwards, marking 2024 as the first year Ferrari's F1 car ran in the HP-liveried scheme.
Looksmart's Resin Construction at 1:18
Looksmart is an Italian manufacturer recognised for official partnerships with Ferrari and the FIA, and its 1:18 resin models are regarded among the most detail-accurate Formula 1 replicas in production. This model is cast in resin — a material that allows finer surface geometry than diecast — and reproduces Leclerc's race-specification SF-24, including the HP-branded livery with Santander and Shell branding elements. A display showcase is supplied with the model.
In the Display Cabinet
At 1:18, a Formula 1 car occupies a substantial footprint in any cabinet and benefits from eye-level placement where the aerodynamic surfaces and livery graphics can be read properly. This model pairs naturally with the Looksmart 1:18 Ferrari SF-24 number 55 — Carlos Sainz's race-winning car from the same Mexico GP weekend — to form a complete record of Ferrari's 1-3 result. Within a broader collection it sits alongside other 2024-season SF-24 variants, or as part of a Leclerc career sequence tracing his progression through recent Scuderia Ferrari campaigns.
