It was another disastrous Formula 1 weekend for Ferrari in Singapore. The Scuderia once again failed to lift its head, finishing only sixth and eighth, while watching its rivals disappear into the distance. For the Maranello team, it is now time to take stock of what has been a deeply disappointing season. The situation appears chaotic: poor in qualifying, even worse in race pace, and to make matters worse, both the drivers and the team principal seem to contradict each other in post-race interviews. Singapore represented yet another low point for the Italian team.
The first free practice session on Friday had suggested a different picture — one that quickly faded as the weekend unfolded. Charles Leclerc spoke about a necessary change made to the car setup that “changed everything,” while Lewis Hamilton mentioned poor strategic decisions and incorrect tire timing. Team principal Frédéric Vasseur, on the other hand, pointed to a general lack of execution across the weekend.
The reality, however, is that since the summer break, Ferrari seems to have hit a wall, while its rivals have continued to progress and close in on McLaren. The result can be seen clearly in the points table: since Zandvoort, almost every top team has scored close to a hundred points, while Ferrari has collected less than half of that total.
“The most worrying thing is that there are still six races to go. That’s extremely concerning,” commented Matteo Bobbi during Sky Sport Italia’s post-race analysis. “The car’s speed simply isn’t on par with the competition. There are clearly three teams ahead of Ferrari now, and when you look at the standings since the summer break, you’re only eight points ahead of Williams,” he concluded.
Former Formula 1 driver Ivan Capelli also shared his concerns: “This car is flat,” he said. “Since the start of the year, it has never shown any standout quality. It’s never given Lewis or Charles the chance to send a strong signal. What’s really worrying is that the other teams, despite their difficulties, have managed to find something to hold on to and improve.”
Capelli then added a stark comparison: “It’s a bit like 1992,” he recalled. “Back then, we had nothing to hold on to, we just kept going as best we could, and this season feels like an exact copy of that. It’s worrying, and if there are no signs of awakening soon, I wonder — how do you even start building the 2026 car?”
Vicky Piria closed the Sky panel with another alarming observation. According to her, Ferrari appears to be the only top team that has failed to fix any of the issues that have plagued it since the start of the season. “There have been so many problems this year: the plank wear, the tires not reaching the right temperature, the inability to make the softs work, and then the same issue with the mediums. The serious problem is that they haven’t solved any of these. While the others have managed to overcome their weaknesses, Ferrari hasn’t — and that shows that even the work done back at the factory isn’t functioning properly,” she said.
As Ferrari continues to struggle and the top teams move further ahead, the sense of déjà vu from 1992 becomes more tangible. Without major changes, both on and off the track, Maranello risks reliving one of its most painful chapters in Formula 1 history — a warning Sky’s experts are now making loud and clear.
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