Vasseur wants to be reassuring: "the last two years, we started in the same way"

It is difficult to admit the opposite, the first three Grand Prix 2025 of the Team do not meet the Tifosi's expectations. The contrast with the end of last season, where Ferrari was solid and at the forefront, accentuates the disillusionment since the SF-25 does not have the capacity to compete with the McLarenSo, is there danger in the Italian home, which is already 76 points behind the papaya-colored stable?

In response, Fred Vasseur wants to be reassuring and is counting on a strategy similar to last year to get back on track. I'm used to this situation because the last two years we started the same way, reacted the Frenchman after Japan. It's certainly not ideal and I would prefer to win from the start, but we don't need to change last year's approach because we're in almost the same situation, maybe a little slower. In 2024, the team's reaction was very, very strong, we moved forward little by little and we need to keep exactly the same method for 2025."

The Frenchman reassures his troops – and the fans – by recalling the difficulties overcome last year. But had the Scuderia really had such a worrying start to the season as the one in 2025? Not really… Last year, observers hardly expected Ferrari to sweep the championships and the forecasts were more on Red Bull. However, Maranello had been able to make a leap forward during the winter and the start of the season had not been flamboyant but promising. Following the first three rounds, the Scuderia had 94 points in the championship and had largely satisfied the passion of the Tifosi thanks to a double in Australia. The comparison of the Frenchman then becomes delicate since 2025 does not boast such an exciting table: 35 points and no podium, except for the Sprint, for Charles Leclerc et Lewis Hamilton.

Finally, it is worth remembering that, despite a less sluggish start to the season last year, the Scuderia did not manage to win a single title, either in the drivers' or constructors' categories, which is what it is aiming for this year.

Vasseur expects a gradual recovery

Will the Sakhir International Circuit be the scene of the Italian team's downfall or rebirth? In order to revive itself, The first developments are expected to appear, notably a new floor to counter a ride height problem suffered by the SF-25., and Italy prays that they will be saving.

« If last year we took a step forward in the middle of the season, it was not because we found the miracle solution, we never found anything on the car that was worth three or four tenths, tempers the team director regarding the future developments of the car. Clearly, no miracles are expected in Bahrain in terms of pure performance, and Frédéric Vasseur is counting on steady progress over the course of a 24-round season. But, however extensive it may be, this season could quickly take a back seat for Ferrari, which must already prepare for the arrival of the new regulations in 2026. This raises the question: how much investment will the Scuderia actually make in 2025? Last year, it made sense for the teams to fight until the end. This year, the context is different and solutions must be found more quickly if Ferrari does not want to, once again, procrastinate its ambitions.

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