The car was driven by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen,[3] and made its competitive debut at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.

At the Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari introduced a new livery, carrying the logo of Mission Winnow, a joint promotion with major sponsor Philip Morris International.

A small shark fin goes down the engine cover, and supports a low T-wing above the exhaust and spanning almost the entire width of the rear wing.

Until the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix, the SF71H driven by Sebastian Vettel held the fastest overall lap record at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps beating that of Neel Jani in the Porsche 919 Evo.

[12] After the 2018 season, the car was driven by Mick Schumacher, Callum Ilott, Robert Schwartzman and Oliver Bearman in the end-of-year test.