THE Scuderia Ferrari F1-75 is the first of eight cars to be released this week in the new Shell Motorsport Collection, available from this week onwards around Australia and set to get collectors off and racing.

There are eight cars in the collection with one to be released every week, including cars from Shell’s involvement in Formula 1, NASCAR, Supercars, INDYCAR, the World Rally Championship, Sportscars, and Formula E.

The first car released from today, Wednesday October 1, is the Ferrari F1-75, the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship challenger that was driven by Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr.

This car was dubbed the ‘F1-75’ as that year, 2022, marked the 75th anniversary since the first Ferrari production car rolled out of the factory in Maranello.

Powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 hybrid engine producing approximately 950 horsepower (710 kilowatts) and equipped with an eight-speed semi-automatic transmission, the F1-75 weighed just 795 kilograms including driver and has a quoted top speed of 378km/h.

The Shell-backed F1-75 took four wins in that year’s World Championship with a debut 1-2 result in Bahrain with Leclerc leading home Sainz Jnr. Leclerc then won the Australian Grand Prix, Sainz Jnr won the British GP and Leclerc added a fourth win for the season in Austria.

The Ferrari F1-75 is the first of eight cars released. Pic: Supplied.

All up the F1-75 scored four wins, 20 podiums, 12 poles and fastest laps in the 2022 World Championship.

This year’s World Championship also has a special ‘75’ theme as 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 World Championship that began in 1950.

Shell race fuels and lubricants have powered Scuderia Ferrari HP to 10 FIA Formula 1 Constructors’ titles and 12 Drivers’ Championship wins in a relationship that dates back to the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix.

In addition to Formula 1, the partnership between Scuderia Ferrari HP and Shell also includes collaboration on the FIA World Endurance Championship and the Ferrari Challenge Series as well as activities at Ferrari’s factory in Maranello.

The Shell Motorsport Collection cars can be purchased from Shell OTR and Shell Reddy Express-branded sites. Spend $20 or more in-store (on eligible fuel and/or convenience) and customers can purchase each car for $18 retail. Terms and conditions apply, find out more details here.

The cars are Bluetooth remote controlled via a smart phone using the Shell Racing app and need a rechargeable battery, which is sold separately.

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