Leo Turrini reflects on Ferrari’s “identity crisis” and feels Enrico Cardile’s exit is “a bad sign”. Leo Turrini commented on Enrico Cardile's departure from Ferrari.

Leo Turrini commented on Ferrari’s performance at the British Grand Prix on the Race Anatomy show and Enrico Cardile’s departure on his blog Profondo Rosso, harshly criticizing the Maranello team.

Turrini’s Criticism
Here are the journalist’s words: “It’s unacceptable to reach mid-season and go to Silverstone with two different aerodynamic solutions. Clearly, there is something wrong with the organization and the method. These are bad signs that explain the drivers’ reactions. Uncertainties add up to errors. What is disturbing is the feeling of an embarrassing identity crisis. I don’t see any differences from the dark days of the Binotto decline. I’m not blind.” – he explained.

“In less than two months, the SF-24 has gone from being a Red Bull challenger to a background role. How is that possible? What answers can Fred Vasseur provide? Let’s criticize Charles Leclerc at Silverstone, I agree. But the good Carlos Sainz didn’t fight for the victory, not even for the podium,” Leo Turrini said.

Reflection on Enrico Cardile
Subsequently, the commentator expressed his thoughts on the resignation of technical director Enrico Cardile: “Did I tell you? Did I tell you? Is it a good sign? Sorry, I don’t think so. We’re halfway through the season, the 2025 rules remain the same, and the project manager is leaving. Good luck to Cardile at Aston Martin. I don’t know him well, he came from the product area. My reflection remains the same: Ferrari needs clarity and transparency. It’s not a good time, other people have their bags packed, etc. It would be wise to hope that the country priest has in mind a ‘his’ team, with or without Newey,” Leo Turrini concludes.

Key word: working (well, possibly)
That Ferrari is going through a period of crisis is quite evident, but what worries the fans the most is the difficulty in finding a solution to the problem. The comparison work done at Silverstone should be useful for the team to analyze the data collected on the two different packages, so as to understand how to optimize the latter.

There is still a lot of work to be done in Maranello, but now without a real technical director: Frederic Vasseur will hold the position “interim” at least until October, when the new hire Loïc Serra should replace him. In short, for 2025 the road is uphill, but there is time to travel it.