2025 Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team

[SoulPancake13]

McLaren were behind Ferrari at the start of 2024 and finished ahead in both points and race pace, so not sure how they are on par in terms of development…

This is a bit unfair since they had weaker summer development in view of the Miami upgrade which made them the fastest for basically the entire season.

[Xyz22]

McLaren were behind Ferrari at the start of 2024 and finished ahead in both points and race pace, so not sure how they are on par in terms of development…

The Miami spec was the real 2024 car. They just couldn't deliver it on time for the first race.

[deadhead]

Nah, same car with an upgrade package

[Macklaren]

including a shortened gearbox casing to shift weight balance forward.

I missed this in the pre-season chatter. Does this raise any concerns about HAM potentially missing his race run on Day 3 with rumored gearbox issues?

[FW17]

Charles Leclerc is being disrespected and being portrayed as a patsy.

[deadhead]

Charles Leclerc is being disrespected and being portrayed as a patsy.

I don’t know what that means but some of the Hamilton fan base can be on the radical side so I expect some fireworks in the drama department while they are teammates

[ClarkBT11]

Charles Leclerc is being disrespected and being portrayed as a patsy.

I don’t know what that means but some of the Hamilton fan base can be on the radical side so I expect some fireworks in the drama department while they are teammates

Pasty means white... I think the tipping point is the amount of supporters Hamilton has. Most fans of sport are radical. Pretty pointless in my opinion, not everyone can agree. Move on

[CMSMJ1]

Charles Leclerc is being disrespected and being portrayed as a patsy.

I don’t know what that means but some of the Hamilton fan base can be on the radical side so I expect some fireworks in the drama department while they are teammates

Pasty means white... I think the tipping point is the amount of supporters Hamilton has. Most fans of sport are radical. Pretty pointless in my opinion, not everyone can agree. Move on

Patsy, not pasty.

A patsy is someone who is being exploited, taken advantage of.

[Jdn1327]

https://www.planetf1.com/features/f1-20 ... on-testing

Don't know how accurate these numbers are...interpret them as you like.

[Seanspeed]

McLaren were behind Ferrari at the start of 2024 and finished ahead in both points and race pace, so not sure how they are on par in terms of development…

This is a bit unfair since they had weaker summer development in view of the Miami upgrade which made them the fastest for basically the entire season.

Doesn't change that Mclaren started behind and ended convincingly ahead.

Ferrari are NOT on par with Mclaren in terms of development. No team on the grid currently is. Every single year for the past three years Mclaren have managed to bring game changing improvements to their car. The confidence in their technical department is likely at a high they've not had for decades. Ferrari has improved a lot, but is not yet on that same kind of level.

Which is also why Ferrari cannot afford to spend a third of the season figuring the car out. If the car doesn't show immediate and strong race winning potential early on, Mclaren will essentially have it in the bag. Maybe things would be different most seasons, but with 2026 looming, getting a strong start for this year is important for the title fight.

[KimiRai]

A bit late, but apparently "the first day [of testing] Leclerc was flying and it was with 70kg in the tank."

[jumpingfish]

A bit late, but apparently "the first day [of testing] Leclerc was flying and it was with 70kg in the tank."

What does it mean? He had so much fuel and still able to run fast or he was flying because he had less than other cars?

[deadhead]

It means absolutely nothing

[Emag]

A bit late, but apparently "the first day [of testing] Leclerc was flying and it was with 70kg in the tank."

I kind of doubt these cars have it in them to set a 30.8 with that kind of fuel. Thats end of stint 1 or beginning of stint 2 level. For reference, best lap Max managed to put in on the race last year around that level of fuel was a low 35s.

What was the source for this claim?

[Vanja #66]

I kind of doubt these cars have it in them to set a 30.8 with that kind of fuel. Thats end of stint 1 or beginning of stint 2 level. For reference, best lap Max managed to put in on the race last year around that level of fuel was a low 35s.

What was the source for this claim?

Don't compare race pace and Q pace with the same fuel, race pace is about tyre management and Q pace about tyre abuse. 30.8 with 70kg of fuel (+2-2.2s) is probably about 5 tenths off what the pole time will be this year