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Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur said after a tough start to the new season, the team must figure out how to “harness the full potential of 2025” before the Japanese Grand Prix.
Scuderia’s embarrassing double disqualification final match with China put them fifth in the Builders Championship, trailing early leader McLaren and needed weekend improvements in Suzuka.
Despite their SF-25 cars having strong potential – like the pole position of newly signed Lewis Hamilton and then won the victory in a 19-lap sprint in Shanghai – the leading rivals with British drivers and Charles Leclerc have not yet proven to be a consistent challenger, but have yet to finish the top four in the entire long Grand Pix.
“For everyone on the team, now more focused on themselves than ever before, to enable Charles and Lewis to consistently harness the full potential of the SF-25,” said Vasseur, principal of the Ferrari team.
“Because so far we can only do this on Friday and during the Chinese sprint.
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Bernie Collins takes a closer look at Ferrari’s double disqualification at the Chinese Grand Prix and the expensive team this season.
“Formula 1 is about the details of the game weekend preparation in the factory, i.e. the execution of actions while adapting to the changing conditions during the game.
“Once we succeed in doing so, we will have a clearer understanding of our position.”
After 18 points in the initial fifth and sixth place in the Chinese Grand Prix, Ferrari’s early season total was just 17 points for Suzuki – they were behind fourth place Williams.
It’s their worst reward since 2009.
Ferrari faces Japan’s crucial weekend
Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz speaks on the latest version of the F1 show:
“For me, the big story of the weekend was Ferrari.
“Their response to being described as a catastrophic or catastrophic weekend in Italy is a dual qualification for different things.
“I would like to see what Ferrari’s reaction is when you think Lewis Hamilton is in 9 points and Charles Leclerc is in the driver’s standings.”
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Ted Kravitz revealed that after the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai Audi International Tour, he usually takes typical details on his usual notebook.
And start at Ferrari in Hamilton:
“I think Hamilton’s direction will be satisfactory enough, especially after China wins the sprint, Ferrari has to bring their horses back to the gallop.”
Thursday, April 3
- 5 a.m.: Driver’s press conference
Friday, April 4
- 3 am: Japanese GP Practice 1 (the meeting starts at 3.30am)*
- 5.30am: Team Principal’s Press Conference
- 6.45am: Japanese GP practice twice (the meeting starts at 7 am)*
- 8.15am: F1 performance*
Saturday, April 5
- 3.15am: Three Japanese GP exercises (the meeting starts at 3.30am)*
- 6:00 a.m.: Accumulation of qualified general practitioners in Japan*
- 7:00 a.m.: Japanese GP Qualification*
- 9:00 am: TED Qualification Notebook*
Sunday, April 6
- 4.30am: Japanese GPs Gathering: Grand Prize Sunday*
- 6:00 am: Japan Award*
- 8 am: Japan GP reaction: Checkered flag*
- 9:00 am: TED’s notebook*
*Also live in the main event of Sky Sports
Formula One car heads to the iconic Suzuki Tour of the Japanese Grand Prix from April 4 to 6, live broadcast of Sky Sports F1. Streaming with Sky Sports now – no contract, cancel at any time
