2024 Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team

[Chaoz]

Prepare for another disastrous qualifying session.

Both cars in Q3 would be a great success right now.

[Xyz22]

Prepare for another disastrous qualifying session.

Both cars in Q3 would be a great success right now.

Agreed.

Also, i think Leclerc realized after Spain that the season was done. He seems he has given up.

[Sphere3758]

Someone please tell me that Ferrari have not turned up the engines as much as the rest. This makes no sense otherwise

[.Bole]

Someone please tell me that Ferrari have not turned up the engines as much as the rest. This makes no sense otherwise

No, this season is done. This kind of in season development mess wasnt seen during binotto’s era.

[Xyz22]

Someone please tell me that Ferrari have not turned up the engines as much as the rest. This makes no sense otherwise

Ferrari is losing a lot in S2.

[deadhead]

Charles Leclerc's day ended prematurely due to a bang during a timed lap on a medium tire, going wide at Turn 4 and losing control of his single-seater at high speed, failing to avoid impact with the barriers after a spin. An injury that will not help the Maranello engineers, who have a third bottom available, but saw an FP2 close with only the Spaniard's data available.
“I thought it was bigger, but it wasn't that big. Enough for me to finish the session though,” said the Monegasque, with Ferrari later confirming that the Monegasque's bottom was safe.
https://formu1a.uno/it/ferrari-la-sf-24 ... c-e-salvo/

That article is very positive about the weekend and both drivers seem pretty happy with the car.

Puzzling statements from the team this weekend!


Let’s see what the new technical director has to say post qualifying.

[deadhead]

Prepare for another disastrous qualifying session.

Both cars in Q3 would be a great success right now.

Agreed.

Also, i think Leclerc realized after Spain that the season was done. He seems he has given up.

Yes, Barcelona, like always, showed how things stand currently. I really wish they would start doing winter testing there again

As far as LEC I agree but still being so far off the pace is not normal and his attitude isn’t really exemplary if that is indeed the reason behind his performance.

[JPower]

Prepare for another disastrous qualifying session.

Both cars in Q3 would be a great success right now.

Agreed.

Also, i think Leclerc realized after Spain that the season was done. He seems he has given up.

Bad excuse. He hasn't given up. He's just not driving well.

If he had given up, you wouldn't see the bouts of overdriving he's exhibited over the past 3 race weekends.

[Xyz22]

Prepare for another disastrous qualifying session.

Both cars in Q3 would be a great success right now.

Agreed.

Also, i think Leclerc realized after Spain that the season was done. He seems he has given up.

Yes, Barcelona, like always, showed how things stand currently. I really wish they would start doing winter testing there again

As far as LEC I agree but still being so far off the pace is not normal and his attitude isn’t really exemplary if that is indeed the reason behind his performance.

To me, his body language is quite clear. He just doesn't care anymore. He tries to push to overcome the issues of the car and that's it.

He is completely done. He thought he was going to fight for the WDC with the Spain upgrades, but the car became slower instead of faster which means the season was over.

7 years of his career completely wasted. Only 6 wins, which is embarrassing for a driver of his talent. A complete disaster

[deadhead]

LEC loyalty to Ferrari is indeed incredible! I think even if they were to become a back marker team he would sign another 3 year deal, or perhaps he really thought Vasseur would turn things around who knows.


But still no excuse for a driver of his talent to perform poorly, usually drivers like him make bad cars look better, and currently he is making a bad car perform even worse! Granted he has been dragging a lot of slow Ferraris to wins and poles in the last 4 years so there is that..

[SpecialOps]

Let’s wait until qualifying for final conclusions as to what the actual gap is to the top teams as the FP3 times don’t seem to make much sense. I mean look at where Perez and Sainz are relative to their team mates. I think the cooler conditions today swung the pendulum to favour certain teams more.

[Sphere3758]

Would Charles have an extra set of softs available in qualifying as he did not use a set in fp2?

I am still confused by the tyre allocation rules

[Lucky]

Would Charles have an extra set of softs available in qualifying as he did not use a set in fp2?

I am still confused by the tyre allocation rules

After workouts 1, 2 and 3, you will be required to return two sets of tires, even if you are not participating in the workout.

[CaribouBread]

Quite funny how much the car gets upset on the kerb Leclerc went off on yesterday.

[dia6olo]

Agreed.

Also, i think Leclerc realized after Spain that the season was done. He seems he has given up.

Yes, Barcelona, like always, showed how things stand currently. I really wish they would start doing winter testing there again

As far as LEC I agree but still being so far off the pace is not normal and his attitude isn’t really exemplary if that is indeed the reason behind his performance.

To me, his body language is quite clear. He just doesn't care anymore. He tries to push to overcome the issues of the car and that's it.

He is completely done. He thought he was going to fight for the WDC with the Spain upgrades, but the car became slower instead of faster which means the season was over.

7 years of his career completely wasted. Only 6 wins, which is embarrassing for a driver of his talent. A complete disaster

Totally agree!
Not all drivers are the same, while on some level most drivers will believe they are good enough to win a championship, the truth is there are likely only 2/3/4 who deep down TRULY believe they are good enough, I feel Leclerc is one of those that truly believes and who is now simply fed up with never having the tools with which to try and make it happen.

For me he feels let down and is in the what's the point phase.
I understand some will argue that no matter the tools/car a driver should always maximise the possible result, but I also understand why a frustrated driver like Leclerc wouldn't, some drivers are just different and expect more, assuming he's truly fed up, for me he's not the only driver with a "what's the point" trait, I feel Hamilton himself has exhibited that exact same trait over the past nearly 3 years because of a car that wasn't good enough.