2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Practice & Qualifying Thread

[paolo lalli]

The potential is there we need to extract more from the car.How can you extract anything from a car that today no body understands to date one must question the design team.Seems like a hit and miss campaign .The SF 25 has set up issues a diva and the buck stops there.Ferrari need to rapidly solve the problems and fast for the season pattern is being set.They keep saying its a long season sure it is but just watch it fade away.Definately the SF 25 is a cause of concern.

[Greig]

I'm telling what I'm seeing on track. You, on the other hand, seems to be living in a some kind of LALA land, where everything is fine.

So when has Lewis adapted to a car? When Jenson beat him? When Russell beat him?

Some strange things you see.

[Dune]

From the onboard, whenever he pushes the car, the rear end of his car gets unstable. And in high speed corners, he's getting massive understeer. Charles on the other hand, is quite content with the unstable rear end. He was running plus 4 FW, which is quite crazy for a car with an unstable rear.

Slowly Lewis is finding out that, Ferrari is not an easy car to drive. And he is one of the most adaptable driver in F1.

Leclerc is a special, special driver. The problem is, that Ferrari can’t develop a championship winning car. McLaren did their job in the winter, Ferrari as so often did not. Always a step behind.

[paolo lalli]

Well let's face it the Hamilton to ferrari headlines have not gone to plan so far from a performance point of view,no doubt Hamilton needs a transition period with the new concept at ferrari, fact is just taking to long there is light and day between Charles and himself .Lewis really has to get on with it in a big way.If the WDC and WCC championships were decided on fashion and apparel lewis would have his 8 th title now and would have contributed greatly to the WCC title,unfortunately this is not how championships are won in f1.

[Brembo]

Masi took care of Lewis' 8th !!

[FerrariF60]

It's the floor, just run it lower!!! If our forum expert can figure that one out, then why can't Ferrari? Are they stupid?

You mean the Walmart Newey….the know it all??
We’re doomed for this season….no sense sugar coating it

[FerrariF60]

When the car is not so easy to drive Lewis gets beat....

You can't just make things up.

2011 ring a bell, when the McLaren was a POS going from under steer in one corner to oversteer in the next
So button an average driver at best beat him in points that year

[FerrariF60]

I'm telling what I'm seeing on track. You, on the other hand, seems to be living in a some kind of LALA land, where everything is fine.

He’s wearing those Rosy glasses mate and don’t wanna admit that yet again Ferrari at its finest build yet again another DUD

[FerrariF60]

So when has Lewis adapted to a car? When Jenson beat him? When Russell beat him?

Some strange things you see.

Maybe Lewis is past his due date….just like Vettel was and there was no more Newey blown diffuser to help him….lol

[FerrariF60]

Leclerc is a special, special driver. The problem is, that Ferrari can’t develop a championship winning car. McLaren did their job in the winter, Ferrari as so often did not. Always a step behind.

Same old story mate about Ferrari since 2009….you can’t make these things up, pure amateurs

[Kyss4k]

So from what I saw, McLaren's race pace is on different planet. But we are the second fastest. About .5s behind and .5s ahead of Red Bull. Didn't manage to see how Mercedes did though.

[Msdiabl0]

So when has Lewis adapted to a car? When Jenson beat him? When Russell beat him?

Some strange things you see.

Dude you realise you are dealing with a troll here, throws in a lot of gibberish and acts like he's a fan. knows nothing about the sport and is a full on hater and racist on top of that. Stuck between leclerc's legs.

[Alonsomaniac]

At first, Charles had a girlfriend. Then he had a girlfriend and a dog. Now he has a girlfriend, a dog and a goat.
They all follow him.

[racingbradley]

At first, Charles had a girlfriend. Then he had a girlfriend and a dog. Now he has a girlfriend, a dog and a goat.
They all follow him.

And what was the point of this post? an observation?

[Paulo Goncalves]

Hello Ferraristas, since long time. The SF still lost in the F1 world, how come is this possible...Vasseur? Engineer? Engine? All structure?

[nani_s23]

So from what I saw, McLaren's race pace is on different planet. But we are the second fastest. About .5s behind and .5s ahead of Red Bull. Didn't manage to see how Mercedes did though.

I don’t think it’s .5 … nobody turns up their engine in FP2 unless it’s Williams or Aston.
Friday to Saturday there will set up changes + Track improves… yes the gap is still there, somewhere around .2 to .4

I might be wrong, it can be even close between top teams.

[458 Italia]

Ferrari lockout the front row at Imola.

[PURE PASSION]

1 thing is for sure.
This Ferrari is not fast out of the box.
Always something missing, something to check/ test.
And the 1st laps are always terrible.

[patrese86]

This car is dangerous at a track like this, understeering then oversteering Jesus Christ

[PURE PASSION]

It would be a master lap , IF Lec manages to qualify infront of these fast McLarens!!!!

[PURE PASSION]

Are you kidding me ???!!!!!
9 tenths behind??
Almost equal to Williams???

[PURE PASSION]

And on a track where we supposedly be in out best shape!!!
If this is the result if Qualy / Race ,we will have to look from now to 26 .
We clearly have A LIT OF WORK to do to catch those McLarens and it will take a lot of time / money
So no point of trying anything this year. AGAIN !!!

[patrese86]

The car is a joke, look at the onboards and there’s consistently no grip into turn 1.

[racingbradley]

Charles in 4th and Lewis 12th.

[patrese86]

Hamilton just nearly went into the back of a Williams who was coasting around like an idiot

[PURE PASSION]

Charles: "This I feel like is the limit of the car. I cannot go faster in corners, it‘s just sliding from all four tyres.."

PATHETIC!!!!:(:(

[Alonsomaniac]

And what was the point of this post? an observation?

Yup.

[Alonsomaniac]

Hamilton just nearly went into the back of a Williams who was coasting around like an idiot

That was Charles.

[Cheeseman]

Charles in 4th and Lewis 12th.

Our car looked a bit of a dog in FP3. Sainz said, last year, that the Ferrari 'washes out' mid-corner and, from looking at Lewis' car, we have the same issue still. I know we're running a lower downforce configuration but our rear tyres will be gone in a few laps with all that loose rear-end

[Alonsomaniac]

Charles: "This I feel like is the limit of the car. I cannot go faster in corners, it‘s just sliding from all four tyres.."

PATHETIC!!!!:(:(

Problem is, that if Charles says it is the limit, then it really is the limit. Hope they find a tenth or two before qualy.