The tone rises at the Scuderia Ferrari. After a nightmarish Miami Grand Prix, marked by a double top 8 finish unworthy of the Scuderia's ambitions and a tense radio clash between Lewis Hamilton and his engineer, Frédéric Vasseur decided to raise his voice. The Scuderia boss is now pinning all his hopes on the Barcelona Grand Prix on the weekend of June 1, referring to a "reset for everyone". A strong message, almost an ultimatum, addressed to a team losing its bearings.
Miami, the breaking point?
Everything seemed to be in place for a rebound in Miami, with a track favorable to the Ferraris... but in the end, only 7th and 8th place. Worse still, the red single-seaters found themselves behind a Williams, and far, far behind a McLaren that flew through the race. Result: 152 points behind in the constructors' championship after just six races. An abyss.
On the track, the duel between Hamilton and Leclerc left its mark. While the two drivers quickly exchanged positions, it was the tone and content of the radio messages that highlighted the unease. Hamilton, stuck behind his team-mate, quipped: "Have a cup of tea while you decide", then, more acidly: "Do you want me to let Sainz through too?".
Hamilton gives Vasseur a private dressing-down
The incident didn't stay confined to the radio. At the end of the race, Hamilton had a heated exchange with Fred Vasseur. "He came into my room, I put my hand on his shoulder and said, 'Hey, relax. Don't be so touchy", the Brit told reporters. No apology, but an assertive message: "I'm a fighter, I want to win. If I feel it's dragging on, I'll say so."
The tone remained diplomatic on the surface, but the damage has been done: in Maranello, people are beginning to wonder whether the chemistry between the team and its "dream team" of drivers is really working. Vasseur downplayed the situation: "I understand his frustration. But the orders were justified. The Ferrari comes first."
Is the car up to the job?
Perhaps that's the worst of it: neither Leclerc nor Hamilton really believe in the SF-25's potential. The updates introduced at previous Grand Prix races did nothing to help. Worse still, the team was unable to overtake a Williams in the race. It's a failure that even Vasseur's explanations of "qualifying mistakes" can no longer mask.
Leclerc, usually measured, seemed resigned. Hamilton, on the other hand, is starting to raise his voice. And the idea of a gradual falling out of love between drivers and technical staff is becoming a paddock topic.
Barcelona or the end of a cycle?
It's against this backdrop of high tension that Vasseur now looks to the Spanish Grand Prix as a kind of last hope. Major changes are planned for Imola, but it's in Barcelona that the cards could be reshuffled: "The new flexibility rules will mean a change of front wings, so it could be a reset for everyone," he told the Italian press. In other words, if nothing changes in Barcelona, then everything could change in Maranello.
Behind the hushed speeches, one message is clear: the real "reset" may not just concern the car's parts. It could also affect the team's organizational chart. An unspoken ultimatum, but now clear.
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No need to insist.
È evidente che i tempi di persone capaci e motivate È terminato da tempo.
Ora solo mezze cartucce che parlano parlano ma non hanno carisma.
Povero Leclerch! Deve solo subire lo stracotto Hamilton e il d.t. incapace di prendere posizione.
La grande purga ci doveva essere già dai tempi di Binotto. Non c'è stata nemmeno con Vasseur. Errori da tutte le parti. Al muretto, ai box, in fabbrica. Il Drake credo che in alcune occasioni, dopo alcune gare, non li avrebbe fatti tornare nemmeno a Maranello. Dovevano metter i soldi sull'Ingegneria non su un pilota del passato! Un grande pilota lo abbiamo, è Charles! Ma lo stanno facendo scappare. Povero Cavallino, poveri noi!
Siamo sicuri che il DT sia bravo? Siamo sicuri che gli ingegneri siano bravi? e tutto il resto?
Vasseur doesn't do the job
Better that he resigns
The more it goes, the less it goes
Mit Charles hat man einen guten Fahrer, der von den Leistungen her schon zu Kartzeiten nicht an Max vorbeikam. Er hat im Ferrari nichts zu suchen.
Mit Sir Lewis hat man einen der besten Fahrer im Lager.
Das Team hat beide im Stich gelassen und die Saison ist definitiv gelaufen für Ferrari.
Vielleicht hilft Tavares dem F1 Team, haha.
Die Ingenieure sind nachweislich nicht die HighPerformer. Erinnert leider eher an Haas und Minardi unsere Scuderia in 2025.
Noch so ein Mimi Fan? Charles ist um Lichtjahre besser als der Opa!
Du hast überhaupt keine Ahnung, Leclerc ist immer schneller als Hamilton.
Hab nie gesehen in der letzten 20/30 Jahre, das ein Jungen erfolgreicher Fahrer (sainz) ersetzt wird von ein, in F1 Welt, Rentner, der ehrlich gesagt nur 7 Titel hat weil 4 Jahre lang ein übermächtige Boliden zu Verfügung hatte
It's completely obvious. It's not the drivers' fault. The SF 25 is very delicate and underperforming. That's all there is to it. Terribly frustrating situation.....
Hello,
I've been writing to Ferrari since the start of the season to tell them why the SF-25 won't work!...
It's to do with the wind tunnel, I know the reason and the solution!
Alas, nobody listens to me, or even reads me ....
Can you help me contact F,Vasseur?
In the past, I've worked closely with the Scuderia.
Wie kann ein Team so über 1 Winter zurück fallen? Wenn man nicht einen 7 fachen Weltmeister im Team hätte, welcher kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen muss, dann wäre es noch schlimmer. Die ganze Performance des Teams ist beschämend sollte eine deutliche Leistungs Steigerung nicht ab dem nächsten GP möglich sein, verschwindet man im Niemandsland 2025
The team order still didn't put "Ferarri first". Because Lewis had new Mediums that could have chased down Kimi. But they would rather waste the advantage of his tyres for that mediocre finish. They are top proud and the results suit their ego.
Mandare a casa Vasseur e gli ingegneri tutti, i piloti non c'entrano nulla.
Vergogna.
L'entrata di Hamilton al posto di sainz è stato un errore grottesco e del tutto prevedibile. Quindi dire che i piloti non c'entrano non è del tutto esatto..... Se a qualcuno interessa posso dare le prime 12 ragioni più logiche già previste l'anno scorso a decisioni appena prese....
Concordo i piloti non CENTRANO niente , anzi sono stati pazienti e, collaborativi .
Se l'opinione riguarda i colori usati per Miami,non sono sconvolto.
Sarò retoricò ma manca un certo Marchionne in alto...
👍👍👍Centro al 10000%
He would have been better off keeping matina binotto vasseur has never done anything good in motorsport and has never won anything ☹️👎
Io cambierei Mr. VASSEUR.. Quelli buoni scappati dalla Ferrari hanno costruito due Papaya irraggiungibili... E lui parla di potenzialita'..
Who's responsible? The settings for the qualifiers, plus the staff stresses the 2
Pilots; the car has a downforce problem; proof chgt aileron planned!
ハミルトンは7回のチャンプならグダグダと得意の政治力を駆使する暇があるならメカニックやエンジニアと深夜まで向上を目指せ。
フェラーリはメルセデスみたいに最速マシンが毎度提供されるチームではない。
Ferrari is the snail in the service, and even if the team changes, it won't make the dumper go any faster. It was born wrong, the others weren't, but that often happens in F1, as the technical regulations change and evolve.
I also think it was a mistake to bring in Hamilton. He's a great driver, but he's already in the past...
Clearly, the car was born badly, and a lot of development work needs to be done for next year.
The 2025 season is already over for Ferrari.