Ferrari has been on an upward trajectory for two years and the Italian team plans to keep climbing. Third in the Constructors' Championship in 2023, second in 2024, the Prancing Horse has made good progress since the arrival of Frédéric Vasseur at the helm. This year, the Scuderia fought for the title until the last meeting in Abu Dhabi, but was unable to make up for the delay McLaren had during the season. As the team of Maranello Although he fell within just 14 points of a world crown, the director of the Scuderia still retains many positives from this 2024 season, with clear progress compared to previous seasons.
“It was a good season for us, of course there were ups and downs, but with more ups than downs. confides the French leader in an interview with the official Formula 1 website. We had a better season than in 2023, we are going in the right direction. I think we have improved in every aspect of performance, whether it is reliability, strategy, pit stops or pure performance. We had five wins to one [in 2023]we scored 60% more points in 2024 compared to 2023. Everything is moving in the right direction. »
“Obviously we missed the last step, but when we got to Abu Dhabi the percentage chance was up [de constructeurstitel] to win very low. underlines Frédéric Vasseur about the lost match against McLaren in the championship. But it wasn't in Abu Dhabi that we [de titel] lost. It's more in Canada where we had a double zero (double retirement for Leclerc and Sainz, Editor's Note.) and during the summer we ran out. »
« If you don't take risks, you're dead.”
In 2025, the Scuderia will try to follow this positive wave and maintain the excellent dynamics of the end of the 2024 season Lewis Hamilton in Maranello Ferrari is expected to launch a completely new car next year, and not just a simple evolution of the SF-24 will release. A big risk that Frédéric Vasseur is willing to take given the rather unique situation in 2025, in which all teams will have to concentrate very early on 2026 and the introduction of the new technical regulations.
“Everyone is going to take risks. If you don't take risks, you're dead recalls the Scuderia boss. We know that the development of this car is not easy, because the further we go in the development, the more difficult it becomes. We also have to take risks, because 2025 will be a bit of a strange season: we will have to start the 2026 project quite early, which means that the car we put on track in Bahrain will be crucial. We will have to cut off his development much earlier than in previous seasons. If you are at the beginning of the season [2025] is not stated anywhere, it will be difficult to respond. » If the 2025 draft is missed, fans could have a very long season next year. On the other hand, it is successful, the Scuderia could be in the race for a first constructors' title since 2008… Double or nothing.
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