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Well... Season seems to be basically over already then according to them. At least the engine can be developed if you are that far behind.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 02:14Autoracer did a livestream tonight. I will warn you they didn't have much optimism for Ferrari.
About the car, after weeks of them not confirming or denying anything about the PU strength, they believe there's merit to people doubting its strength. The general consensus that Ferrari are on the back foot is correct from what they know. As they reported a few weeks ago they had to make some very late major changes which threw the team into organizational chaos as it upended their pre-season plans.
They didn't specifically say how bad or good they think Ferrari will be, but they think Leclerc being in Q3 multiple times in a row during the first few races would be an "extremely important lifeline" for the team. So take that however you will.
IMO, if the package is bad, neither driver making it into Q3 will be the lifeline required for the team. Otherwise, Fred will come out and say something like they were not far off, a bit more optimization would have been enough for top 3, etc.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 02:14They didn't specifically say how bad or good they think Ferrari will be, but they think Leclerc being in Q3 multiple times in a row during the first few races would be an "extremely important lifeline" for the team. So take that however you will.
if they don't make it into q3 i think charles might take a sabbatical and lewis might retire on the spotSAEED wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 04:55IMO, if the package is bad, neither driver making it into Q3 will be the lifeline required for the team. Otherwise, Fred will come out and say something like they were not far off, a bit more optimization would have been enough for top 3, etc.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 02:14They didn't specifically say how bad or good they think Ferrari will be, but they think Leclerc being in Q3 multiple times in a row during the first few races would be an "extremely important lifeline" for the team. So take that however you will.
I don’t think what Fred says will matter much if the car is struggling to make Q3…SAEED wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 04:55IMO, if the package is bad, neither driver making it into Q3 will be the lifeline required for the team. Otherwise, Fred will come out and say something like they were not far off, a bit more optimization would have been enough for top 3, etc.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 02:14They didn't specifically say how bad or good they think Ferrari will be, but they think Leclerc being in Q3 multiple times in a row during the first few races would be an "extremely important lifeline" for the team. So take that however you will.
Thanks for the transcript. Honestly it's exactly what I expected, I have a tiny bit of faith in Ferrari's aero department, on the engine side I wasn't expecting competitiveness with new regulationsScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 02:14Autoracer did a livestream tonight. I will warn you they didn't have much optimism for Ferrari.
About the car, after weeks of them not confirming or denying anything about the PU strength, they believe there's merit to people doubting its strength. The general consensus that Ferrari are on the back foot is correct from what they know. As they reported a few weeks ago they had to make some very late major changes which threw the team into organizational chaos as it upended their pre-season plans.
They didn't specifically say how bad or good they think Ferrari will be, but they think Leclerc being in Q3 multiple times in a row during the first few races would be an "extremely important lifeline" for the team. So take that however you will.
They also spoke about Adami and that Adami was already considering leaving last year due to the higher number of races being exhausting for him, as well as generally tiring out from F1 after a few decades. AR finds it concerning they don't have a replacement for him, combined with the fact they earlier had it on good word Adami was staying makes them believe this was a last-minute decision before the season. Though not a surprising one, they universally agree it's a good decision.
I think we should not forget that even after testing most of the "experts" still get it horribly wrong when it comes to the pecking order. I think that's all that needs to be said about this article and most of the articles that we are going to see over the next 2/3 weeks...ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 02:14Autoracer did a livestream tonight. I will warn you they didn't have much optimism for Ferrari.
About the car, after weeks of them not confirming or denying anything about the PU strength, they believe there's merit to people doubting its strength. The general consensus that Ferrari are on the back foot is correct from what they know. As they reported a few weeks ago they had to make some very late major changes which threw the team into organizational chaos as it upended their pre-season plans.
They didn't specifically say how bad or good they think Ferrari will be, but they think Leclerc being in Q3 multiple times in a row during the first few races would be an "extremely important lifeline" for the team. So take that however you will.
They also spoke about Adami and that Adami was already considering leaving last year due to the higher number of races being exhausting for him, as well as generally tiring out from F1 after a few decades. AR finds it concerning they don't have a replacement for him, combined with the fact they earlier had it on good word Adami was staying makes them believe this was a last-minute decision before the season. Though not a surprising one, they universally agree it's a good decision.
