Haas VF-25 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team No. 31 Esteban Ocon Japanese GP 2025 Spark Model 1:18

For the third round of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship at Suzuka, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team dressed both cars in a special livery featuring sakura — cherry blossom motifs — added over the standard white and black bodywork. It ran on 6 April 2025 and was never repeated. Spark Model's 1:18 resin replica, produced under SKU 18S1014, is the only 1:18 scale model to preserve that specific, event-exclusive colour scheme.

Ferrari Power, Mid-Grid Reality

The Haas VF-25 is built around a carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque and is propelled by the Ferrari 066/15 — a 1.6-litre direct-injection V6 turbocharged unit capped at 15,000 RPM with kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems, paired to Ferrari's 8-speed plus reverse transmission. The car measures 5,690 mm in overall length and 2,000 mm in width, with a wheelbase of approximately 3,600 mm and a minimum weight of 800 kg including driver. It competed across all 24 rounds of the 2025 championship, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.

One Race, One Livery: Suzuka 2025

At the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix, held before an attendance of 266,000 at the 5.807 km Suzuka International Racing Course, Haas debuted the sakura livery for its springtime Suzuka setting — pink floral graphics layered onto the regular MoneyGram white and black base. Esteban Ocon, in his first season with Haas after departing Alpine, started and finished 18th, completing all 53 laps (+83.438 s behind race winner Max Verstappen). Teammate Oliver Bearman (#87) scored the team's sole point of the day in tenth. The livery was not carried to any subsequent round.

Spark Model's 1:18 Resin Construction

Spark Model — a specialist in high-fidelity 1:18 and 1:43 Formula One resin replicas — produced this piece under their established F1 single-seater programme. The body is cast in resin as a sealed unit, with detail concentrated on the aerodynamic surfaces, cockpit, sponsor graphics and the distinctive pink sakura floral elements. Each example ships with a driver figure reproducing Ocon in race trim, a display base bearing a description label, and a clear acrylic showcase cover. A direct counterpart, 18S1015, covers teammate Bearman's #87 car in the same livery.

Display Space and Collection Context

At 1:18, the VF-25's 5,690 mm real-car length translates to approximately 31.5 cm on the shelf — longer than many road cars at the same scale, so allow at least 35 cm of display depth to accommodate the front wing. The included acrylic cover handles dust without additional investment. The natural display partner is 18S1015 (Bearman, same event), recreating the complete Haas garage as it appeared at Suzuka on 6 April 2025. Within a broader 2025 F1 grid collection, the sakura livery provides a visual contrast to the standard-season white and black scheme run at all other rounds.