Fortunately, the 2025 Formula 1 season is finally close to its conclusion. This is, in truth, the only genuinely positive piece of news inside Ferrari right now, with just two Grands Prix remaining before the SF-25 can officially be put into “retirement.” After the Las Vegas race, the Scuderia now seems destined to finish fourth in the Constructors’ Championship. Hard to imagine things going any worse…
In Formula 1, only two rounds remain before the end of the season — and many Ferrari fans are quietly grateful for that, because watching the team struggle so badly has become increasingly painful. This will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the most disappointing campaigns in recent years, one in which even fighting for a podium has often turned into a sort of “mission impossible” for the Prancing Horse. And it becomes somewhat ironic to hear Fred Vasseur say that Ferrari is going to Qatar or Abu Dhabi “to win,” or to listen to phrases like “Qualifying compromised our race.”
Unfortunately, this is the reality at Ferrari. Yet again, a combination of setup mistakes in qualifying and flawed strategy during the race has left the team empty-handed — or very close to it. And one cannot help but wonder: what’s new? Even when a podium appears within reach, the pit wall somehow manages to get involved and once again damage Charles Leclerc’s race.
Yes, because the Monegasque driver continues to give more than 100% of himself, as always. But if the team fails to support him properly, the situation will always return to square one. The strategic mistake in Las Vegas came from delaying Charles Leclerc’s pit stop for far too long — three laps after Oscar Piastri — and by the time he rejoined the track, he found himself behind both the McLaren driver and Kimi Antonelli.
On top of that, an SF-25 set up with excessive downforce made it impossible for Leclerc to overtake either Oscar Piastri or Kimi Antonelli. Yet, in one way or another, Charles always manages to limit the damage as best as he can. The scenario was completely different for Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion endured yet another difficult weekend in a season that, barring a miracle, will see the British driver finish without even a single podium.
Mathematically speaking, Ferrari is still in contention for second place in the Constructors’ Championship. But the truth is clear: the team has no realistic chance of finishing higher than fourth. In Las Vegas, Ferrari simply lacked race pace — and the same problem is expected to persist in the remaining Grands Prix in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Fred Vasseur insisted that “the pace was there,” yes, but certainly not strong enough to fight for the podium.
There is, however, at least one piece of good news for Ferrari: the season is almost over. Just two more races of suffering, and then the SF-25 will finally be a thing of the past.
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