At the end of the race, Charles Leclerc reflected on Ferrari’s struggles and the bigger picture: “I have little hope that we’ll be able to make a step like them, because the focus is on 2026. It will be complicated towards the end of the season, but we’ll give our best until the end. It was a frustrating race.”
Throughout the Singapore GP, the Monegasque driver had to carefully manage the temperature of the braking system, which was overheating from the opening laps. There were several moments when his engineer Bryan Bozzi asked him to do “lift and coast” procedures to cool the brakes — a request that eventually drove Charles Leclerc over the edge.
Leclerc’s furious radio message at Marina Bay: “We’re doing 200 meters of lift and coast…”
“DON’T EVEN COMPLAIN, FOR GOD’S SAKE. WE’RE DOING 200 METERS OF LIFT AND COAST ALL THE TIME!” shouted Charles Leclerc over the team radio, clearly exasperated by the constant need to manage the brakes instead of racing flat out. The radio exchanges continued throughout the Singapore Grand Prix, reflecting the driver’s growing frustration inside the cockpit.
Bozzi tried to keep him calm, saying: “Keep going with the lift and coast.” Charles Leclerc immediately replied: “Is there a problem?” Bryan Bozzi then explained: “Yes. We had a rear disc imbalance. You’ve recovered most of it now. Keep it up.”
It remains astonishing how Ferrari seems to be the only team forced to manage brake temperatures to such an extreme level, losing valuable time and performance as a result. The recurring overheating problems have become one of the major weaknesses of the SF-25, especially on high-temperature street circuits like Marina Bay.
As if things weren’t already difficult enough, Lewis Hamilton also suffered issues due to the excessive heat. The British driver’s car experienced a fault caused by the extreme temperatures, and he was later handed a five-second time penalty for cutting corners — unable to slow his car down properly because of the overheating brakes.
The situation highlighted how Ferrari’s reliability concerns and poor heat management have become a recurring nightmare. Many fans and analysts believe that Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur continues to make excuses to justify what is now seen as a complete technical failure from the Scuderia.
To make matters worse, after crossing the finish line, Leclerc refused to respond to his engineer over the radio, choosing silence instead — a silence that spoke volumes about his anger and disappointment after yet another frustrating Sunday with Ferrari.
Leave a Reply