Hopes of seeing a triumphant Ferrari in this 2025 Formula 1 season have now reached an all-time low. Leo Turrini’s latest comments serve as a wake-up call, as he urges fans to open their eyes to the team’s current situation. The Singapore Grand Prix qualifying session once again highlighted the weaknesses of the SF-25 — a car that has brought little joy this year due to issues that appear far too deep to resolve. On his blog Profondo Rosso, Leo Turrini shared his thoughts, also criticizing the comparisons that some Ferrari fans continue to make between this project and past successes.
Singapore could have represented Ferrari’s last chance to show a ‘red surge,’ but given the starting positions, any miracle seems almost impossible. While Red Bull has improved and Mercedes has shown occasional flashes of form, Ferrari’s 2025 campaign has been entirely flat. Zero performance, zero emotion — nothing at all. And now, all eyes are turning toward next year, which could prove decisive for the Scuderia’s future.
Turrini: “SF-25 stands for stays firm all year”
“What’s embarrassing, trust me, is not Ferrari’s demotion to the fourth force in the championship,” Leo Turrini wrote. “Those who follow me know that I lost faith in the SF-25 at the start of spring. The flaws in the project were too obvious, and imagining a miraculous turnaround was like believing in flying donkeys. And many Ferrari fans, of course in good faith, truly believe in those flying donkeys — until they wake up all sweaty and that’s that. But there’s a ‘but’… or maybe a limit.”
According to Turrini, there had been a small glimmer of hope after the introduction of the updated rear suspension, which was meant to solve some of the car’s chronic issues. However, the upgrade did little to improve performance. It now seems increasingly clear — as Turrini himself emphasized — that the Modenese car was fundamentally conceived in the wrong way, leading to a chain of problems that have persisted throughout the season.
“SF-25 stands for stays still for the whole year. Never a flash, never a spark, never a reaction. Between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, they’re doing what they can,” continued Leo Turrini. “Of course, I understand the debates among Ferrari fans about the drivers, their mistakes, and so on. But we’re always in the same place. Does anyone seriously think that if Carlos Sainz were still in red, things would have gone better? With all due respect to Carlitos, come on. Does anyone really believe Ferrari’s long struggles are because of who’s been driving the car? Please. The real concern now is 2026 — the group that will have to design the car of yet another hope.”
The main fear at this point lies in the future. Will this current group of engineers and leaders be capable of producing a car that can compete at the top under the new regulations? The questions are many, and the uncertainty is just as great. What is certain, however, is that if Ferrari gets it wrong again, it could take many more years before the team finds its way back to the top of Formula 1.
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