Not everything is to be discarded. According to former Ferrari engineer Luigi Mazzola, some aspects of the Scuderia’s 2025 F1 season could be saved.
During the recently concluded F1 season, Ferrari failed to meet the targets it had set at the beginning of the year. The Maranello team finished 2025 without any race wins, except for the Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix secured by Lewis Hamilton. Former Ferrari engineer Luigi Mazzola spoke on NewsF1 Motorsport and Automotive’s Ruota Libera, identifying several aspects of the season that could be preserved. Here’s what he highlighted.
Positive aspects of the season
Ferrari ended the season fourth in the Constructors’ Championship, behind McLaren, Mercedes, and Red Bull. Expectations at the start of the season were very high, especially following the second-place finish in 2024. Despite this, according to Luigi Mazzola, there were progress and improvements in certain areas of the team that could be valuable moving into 2026.
Luigi Mazzola stated: “We must learn from all our experiences, whether positive or negative; therefore, I hope everything that happened this year becomes a source of investigation and discussion to see what we can do to avoid repeating certain performance shortcomings.”
When asked what he would save from Ferrari’s 2025 season, Luigi Mazzola replied: “Certainly the reliability. Ferrari demonstrated reliability almost completely. Then, what else would I save? I would save Charles Leclerc, and also the mechanics who delivered outstanding performances during pit stops. They have consistently been the fastest in the pits; it is rare that they made mistakes.”
The engineer continued: “They improved somewhat in strategy, showing a bit more common sense. If in some situations the strategies weren’t perfect, it wasn’t entirely the fault of the pit wall. So these are the things I would save; for the rest, there’s little worth preserving.” – the former Ferrari team member concluded.
Luigi Mazzola’s perspective suggests that while the SF-25 car lacked the peak performance to challenge for the title, the human and mechanical foundations at Maranello have strengthened. By highlighting the consistency of the pit crew and the resilience of Charles Leclerc, he paints a picture of a team that is operationally ready, even if the technical package still requires a significant leap forward to match the frontrunners in 2026.
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