2025 Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team

[CouncilorIrissa]

When are the clown faces memes from Mercs pit wall due at this point?

Never, other teams have ways of escaping mockery from the fanbase.

[ringo]

I am going to wager a bet.. Ferrari 1-2 on Sunday.

[Seanspeed]

I think the expectation is to watch Lewis keenly for any slight slip up to bash him. Par for the course since 2007.

As opposed to...Schumacher, Vettel, Alonso, Verstappen? All these top guys get/got picked apart when they dont do well. And it's not like Lewis never invited any of it with how cocky he was.

It's also clear Lewis of today isn't prime Lewis. He was convincingly beaten by Russell last year and was just very inconsistent. Part of that might be that these super sensitive cars just punish having an 'off day/weekend' even moreso than normal, but it's all the more reason that drivers cant afford such off-days, especially when driving at the front in a closer field. Ask Norris about that.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is much of what we're gonna see for the rest of the season from him unless Ferrari transform the car and give it a much wider working window. Probably still an occasional 'wow' highlight result, but Leclerc was always gonna be a high bar to match.

[SB15]

I am going to wager a bet.. Ferrari 1-2 on Sunday.

I need this type of delusion

[ScuderiaLeo]

For anyone curious about Leclerc's lap.

I couldn't find a video posted for Hamilton's unfortunately.

[SoulPancake13]

For anyone curious about Leclerc's lap.

I couldn't find a video posted for Hamilton's unfortunately.

Such a shame this is only good enough for P3 on merit. I just wish we had a car at the level of McLaren.

[ringo]

I think the expectation is to watch Lewis keenly for any slight slip up to bash him. Par for the course since 2007.

As opposed to...Schumacher, Vettel, Alonso, Verstappen? All these top guys get/got picked apart when they dont do well. And it's not like Lewis never invited any of it with how cocky he was.

It's also clear Lewis of today isn't prime Lewis. He was convincingly beaten by Russell last year and was just very inconsistent. Part of that might be that these super sensitive cars just punish having an 'off day/weekend' even moreso than normal, but it's all the more reason that drivers cant afford such off-days, especially when driving at the front in a closer field. Ask Norris about that.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is much of what we're gonna see for the rest of the season from him unless Ferrari transform the car and give it a much wider working window. Probably still an occasional 'wow' highlight result, but Leclerc was always gonna be a high bar to match.

His off year was 2024. he was 3rd overall in 2023 with the 4th best car. He should improve after getting more familiar with the car. This car is more predictable than the W15, and that was his main issue why he lost to a more spritely Russel in qualifying. He didn't have an issues beating Russel in 2023.
He normally has a slow start to the season, then things start to click. This car is all new, so that time to groove in will be even more delayed than normal. I do not expect an underwhelming season, but I don't expect a Eureka moment either. He may well finish ahead tomorrow. You just never know with this guy.

[GrizzleBoy]

As poor as Lewis has been at getting to grips with the car, we kind of have to remember that this is literally Charles' team and Charles' car.

It would have been created to suit him since early last year, with Lewis having no say on its development direction.

We still rightly expect more from a 7xWDC, but he's still human at the end of the day.

For reference, just think about how long it took before Piastri was comfortable enough to start (regularly) challenging Lando in his own team?

His pace and comfort with the car was absolutely not there for a good while, till it clicked.

[Emag]

For anyone curious about Leclerc's lap.

I couldn't find a video posted for Hamilton's unfortunately.

T4 is much worse than I expected. It’s like he is forcing the car to rotate because the thing wants to keep going straight.

[Seanspeed]

I think the expectation is to watch Lewis keenly for any slight slip up to bash him. Par for the course since 2007.

As opposed to...Schumacher, Vettel, Alonso, Verstappen? All these top guys get/got picked apart when they dont do well. And it's not like Lewis never invited any of it with how cocky he was.

It's also clear Lewis of today isn't prime Lewis. He was convincingly beaten by Russell last year and was just very inconsistent. Part of that might be that these super sensitive cars just punish having an 'off day/weekend' even moreso than normal, but it's all the more reason that drivers cant afford such off-days, especially when driving at the front in a closer field. Ask Norris about that.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is much of what we're gonna see for the rest of the season from him unless Ferrari transform the car and give it a much wider working window. Probably still an occasional 'wow' highlight result, but Leclerc was always gonna be a high bar to match.

His off year was 2024. he was 3rd overall in 2023 with the 4th best car. He should improve after getting more familiar with the car. This car is more predictable than the W15, and that was his main issue why he lost to a more spritely Russel in qualifying. He didn't have an issues beating Russel in 2023.
He normally has a slow start to the season, then things start to click. This car is all new, so that time to groove in will be even more delayed than normal. I do not expect an underwhelming season, but I don't expect a Eureka moment either. He may well finish ahead tomorrow. You just never know with this guy.

He didn't just lose to Russell in qualifying in 2024. :/ And he was already showing plenty of inconsistency in pace in 2023. Certainly wasn't the 4th best car either, Mercedes were easily the best and most consistent of the runner-up teams. Mclaren only came on strong in the last half of the season, Aston Martin the opposite, and Ferrari were certainly not any better(especially when consideration operations and not just pace). Very messy season for plenty of teams.

Either way, top drivers dont have off years. And from what we've seen, I dont know what's making you think this Ferrari is so much more more predictable than the Merc of last year. The Merc certainly had a more pointy and stronger front end last year overall, and this new Ferrari has plenty of problems with a narrow working range.

It's really not hard to just admit that Lewis is not prime Lewis anymore.

[deadhead]

For anyone curious about Leclerc's lap.

I couldn't find a video posted for Hamilton's unfortunately.

Such a shame this is only good enough for P3 on merit. I just wish we had a car at the level of McLaren.

That’s the kicker isn’t is… there is no need for the car to be the fastest, it only has to match or be working a tenth of the leading car and I think LEC can take care of the rest.

[f1316]

Starting P2 is only one place but could make the difference between fighting for a podium and fighting for a win. In P2 there’s a fairly decent chance you could be ahead going into the first or second corner - if that happens, you get the benefit of clear air, can manage the pace and you never know. Just look at Max last week.

Now, of course, Bahrain is much easier to overtake on and it’s just as possible you get overtaken at the start as there is you do the overtaking but the optimist in me thinks this could be just the bit of luck we needed. Leclerc’s long run pace has been hard to truly gauge this season but I have the suspicion it might be quite good.

[Hammerfist]

He just can’t help himself can he?

[ringo]

Mclarens and Russel were monsters in sector 2. Theyre going to launch off that turn 13 like a bat out of hell behind Charles. 2nd place is not much consolation with the pace in the car.
He can try to hold onto P4 at best is my prediction. Lando will recover.
I was very optimistic when i hoped for a 1-2. That needs a couple safety cars and some tyre blow outs, gearbox glitches, with a sprinkle of time penalties for track boundaries for the Ferrari 1-2. Lol

[JPower]

He just can’t help himself can he?

What’s the problem here?