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They had issues with the tires overheating in S3, so it would've been impossible to maximize all three sectors in one single lap.
Ferrari's biggest losses to McLaren occurred in Turn 4 (dry entry into a fast left-hand corner) and in turns 13 and
14, where the gap incurred was almost 3 tenths. In these two sections, especially the last one, it is understeer that dominates, with the car leading the two drivers more meters and then not being in the ideal trajectory in traction.
The SF-25 paid an average of McLaren from 5 to 6 km/h, by virtue of a beam wing more in terms of rain than the payapa. Instead, Mercedes and Red Bull focused on a rear wing one step lower, which in the dry certainly helped in qualifying. From what we know in Ferrari they had two setup options, with the team going for the more full wet conditions choice (Plan B). A more “drastic” choice in conditions to soften the car and increase ground clearance, than an initially more compromise choice between qualifying and race. It is clear that at Ferrari they were caught off guard by other factors related to the balance sheet, which complicated the ugliest qualification of the potential that the SF-25 could have put into practice.
They will have to absolutely fly in tomorrow rain to make this excuse believable. Sky Italy commentator wrote that they had to lower the car not to risk a DSQ for plank wear, would be worrying if true.Luscion wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 18:07Ferrari chose a beam wing config, softened the car and raised the ride height for rain tomorrow but were caught off guard by the balance, car had a lot of understeer, not in this article but Lewis also talked about how temps dropped and they did the same prep laps they were doing when the tires were overheating and should have done something different and been more dynamic. Stella and Wolff also said they dont take Ferrari's performance in quali at face value and that theyre much closer than they appeared
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/toto-w ... rand-prix/
https://autoracer.it/it/ferrari-qualifi ... l-mercedes
Ferrari's biggest losses to McLaren occurred in Turn 4 (dry entry into a fast left-hand corner) and in turns 13 and
14, where the gap incurred was almost 3 tenths. In these two sections, especially the last one, it is understeer that dominates, with the car leading the two drivers more meters and then not being in the ideal trajectory in traction.The SF-25 paid an average of McLaren from 5 to 6 km/h, by virtue of a beam wing more in terms of rain than the payapa. Instead, Mercedes and Red Bull focused on a rear wing one step lower, which in the dry certainly helped in qualifying. From what we know in Ferrari they had two setup options, with the team going for the more full wet conditions choice (Plan B). A more “drastic” choice in conditions to soften the car and increase ground clearance, than an initially more compromise choice between qualifying and race. It is clear that at Ferrari they were caught off guard by other factors related to the balance sheet, which complicated the ugliest qualification of the potential that the SF-25 could have put into practice.
I'll believe someone like Giuliano Duchessa who has a long history of being a reliable source of news especially when it comes to Ferrari than a sky commentator. Post quali Leclerc also said they chose to lose a bit of performance and that it was the right thing to do for the weekend but said he wouldnt go into details about it. Saying all that i dont expect them to fly through the field and get a 1-2 finishSergej wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 19:06They will have to absolutely fly in tomorrow rain to make this excuse believable. Sky Italy commentator wrote that they had to lower the car not to risk a DSQ for plank wear, would be worrying if true.Luscion wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 18:07Ferrari chose a beam wing config, softened the car and raised the ride height for rain tomorrow but were caught off guard by the balance, car had a lot of understeer, not in this article but Lewis also talked about how temps dropped and they did the same prep laps they were doing when the tires were overheating and should have done something different and been more dynamic. Stella and Wolff also said they dont take Ferrari's performance in quali at face value and that theyre much closer than they appeared
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/toto-w ... rand-prix/
https://autoracer.it/it/ferrari-qualifi ... l-mercedes
Ferrari's biggest losses to McLaren occurred in Turn 4 (dry entry into a fast left-hand corner) and in turns 13 and
14, where the gap incurred was almost 3 tenths. In these two sections, especially the last one, it is understeer that dominates, with the car leading the two drivers more meters and then not being in the ideal trajectory in traction.The SF-25 paid an average of McLaren from 5 to 6 km/h, by virtue of a beam wing more in terms of rain than the payapa. Instead, Mercedes and Red Bull focused on a rear wing one step lower, which in the dry certainly helped in qualifying. From what we know in Ferrari they had two setup options, with the team going for the more full wet conditions choice (Plan B). A more “drastic” choice in conditions to soften the car and increase ground clearance, than an initially more compromise choice between qualifying and race. It is clear that at Ferrari they were caught off guard by other factors related to the balance sheet, which complicated the ugliest qualification of the potential that the SF-25 could have put into practice.
The biggest problem is simply he 'we knew we were gonna be behind' part. Even in an optimal situation, they still knew Mclaren were gonna stomp everybody. Seems like 2nd will once again by the most Ferrari can hope for this year. All while I have absolutely no hope for next year and the new regulations with this current team. They're good, but they simply dont have 'it' that you need to create a championship-capable car.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑15 Mar 2025, 08:32Leclerc:
The second lap I did wasn't that good, the first one was better and more representative. Otherwise, there wasn't much more in the car. It was very, very difficult to drive. Before qualifying, it was difficult to tell where we were because nobody was pushing. We knew we would be behind, but given how good the car felt yesterday, we had more hope for today than what we ended up getting.
Hamilton:
I generally feel good. It's been a lot of work to adapt to the car. It's really different to what I've had in the past. We didn't expect to be 7 tenths off however. Since I've never driven a car like this in the rain, that's what I'll spend tonight learning about.
Vasseur:
We lost pace between Q2 and Q3, but this isn't the end of the season. Let's just see what happens, though it's true we lost performance from yesterday to today. The 7 tenths between us and McLaren isn't representative, it's because we weren't able to complete proper laps in Q3.
