dont know about Leclerc's radio but Lewis asked how much rain was coming, if it was more or just did, adami said thats all it would be so Ham kept going, well surprise, it wasnt and they basically left Charles and Lewis out to dry, double podium potentially turned into barely finishing in the points
dont know about Leclerc's radio but Lewis asked how much rain was coming, if it was more or just this, adami said thats all it would be so Ham kept going, well surprise, it wasnt and they basically left Charles and Lewis out to dry, double podium potentially turned into barely finishing in the points
So let's talk about this "more full wet conditions choice".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.
Ham only got overtaken twice iirc? by Charles and Piastri at the end, i wouldnt blame the drivers today the car was pretty slow and them barely finishing in the points today was down to Ferrari executing a terrible strategy, had they pitted when Max did it would have been a 3-4 finish for them.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑16 Mar 2025, 08:15Both drivers made some rookie errors today. Leclerc's spin, Hamilton not being able to overtake and then being overtaken multiple times. But more than the drivers, I am so disappointed in the team and the garages.
Adami and Hamilton need to sit down and talk things out, because I listened to their radios all race long and was shocked by how uncommunicative they were to each other. I know it'll take time, but...
Bozzi was better but it seemed like Ferrari was always on the back foot in terms of strategy, so information was always being fed to Leclerc later than the others. Basically useless.
Leclerc sounded pretty distraught and upset with himself on the radio after the race, and apologized. Hamilton did his generic "not a great result but we keep pushing," which to me translates to "wow, that was terrible."
Needless to say, the mood in the Ferrari garage will not be good tonight.
Honestly one of Ferrari's worst races in a long time. I take back what I said before, this is a lot worse than Silverstone.
No. They couldn't have overtaken/defended against Max. The Ferrari was notably slower than Redbull and Mercedes. On any tyre.
