Piero Ferrari attended the Qatar Grand Prix in person, watching from the Ferrari garage as the team delivered one of its worst performances in recent years. The son of “Il Drake” commented on the disastrous showing of the Scuderia founded by his father and offered his view on its future after a weekend to forget.
Ferrari’s performance in Qatar was unquestionably the weakest of the entire season. What happened on track was even more disappointing than the double disqualification suffered at the second race of the year in China. Piero Ferrari followed the Grand Prix from the pit wall, and at the end he described the team’s showing as essentially ‘non-existent.’ For him, it was a painful moment in the long history of the team his father created, raising once again questions about where the Scuderia goes from here.
There are now almost no words left to describe the disappointment of this 2025 season. Ferrari began the year targeting the world championship, as many will remember. Yet it quickly became clear that the SF-25 project was not at the level needed, and from that point onwards a series of problems emerged and continued all the way to this moment. It has been a season to file away and forget, both on and off the track.
The future of Ferrari…
“After a race like this there isn’t much to say. A blow, a punch in the stomach. It hurts to see a Ferrari like this. I console myself by thinking that there is still one race left, the last of the season. And then we close this championship. In Ferrari’s history we’ve had highs and lows, it happens in racing. It doesn’t make me feel better, but we’ve had worse moments and we always managed to climb back up. I remember 1973 and the world titles in ’75 after an improving ’74, the crisis of the 90s and the victories that followed.” These were the words of Piero Ferrari after the Qatar race, reported by RMC Motori. The son of Il Drake knows better than anyone the difficult moments the team has endured over the years – even though the management today is not the same, and inevitably things have changed.
“It’s part of racing, so I’m confident we’ll recover. There are things that haven’t worked, but I can guarantee that in Maranello we also have many things that do work. The challenge is putting everything together to achieve the maximum possible, and I’m sure we will. I have faith in the strengths we have at home, and as a fan I hope we can line up all the pieces of the puzzle. Ferrari will return to winning, we’re not giving up for sure, I know the excellence we have available.”
Piero was then asked about Ferrari’s value and whether the Scuderia could ever be up for sale. His response was firm and unambiguous: “It would have a value if it were for sale like the other teams. We’ve been in Formula 1 for 75 years and we are not for sale.”
In an era when every other team on the grid has changed hands at least once in the past two decades, Piero Ferrari’s words show that the most iconic name in motorsport remains family-controlled and fully committed to Grand Prix racing – no matter how painful seasons like 2025 have been.
One race remains in Abu Dhabi, but the message from the man who carries Enzo’s legacy is clear: Ferrari has been written off before and has always returned to the top. The Prancing Horse is down, but most definitely not out.
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