Ferrari’s developmental choices ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s first race have been called “a risk”.

Our journalists were on hand with team principal Fred Vasseur after the conclusion of last season when he revealed that the majority of their 💦F1 car would change in 2025.

That is despite five g🦋rand prix wins in 2024, and finishing second i♛n the constructors’ championship.

“It’s easy to fall into the o🦹ffseason winter hype with Ferrari,” 🦩Lewis Larkam told the Crash F1 podcast.

“We always hear murmurings coming from Italy…

“But howཧ they ended last year competitively, there’s no reason why they can’t [be competitive again].

“It will be a tight season, part🦩icularly at the start. There will be at least three or four teams in the fight, Ferrari will be one of those.

“An interesting thing that we heard in Fred Vasseur’s pre-Christmas lunch was that 99% of the car would chan🌜ge.

“I thought that was interesting because of how c⛎ompe๊titively they ended last year.

“It feels lik🍌e a bit of a risk, potentially. But it’s a bold move because there is s🦹cope to make bigger gains.

“Given they ended last year in a strong position, it is a bold strategic choice. Particularly when the focus is on 2026, the🍒 new regulations.

“B🍸ut Ferrari are still going full tilt with their car from the start of this season.”

One Ferrari problem “to fix”

“When it comes to Ferrari and the offseason, ther🥃e is always hype,” Connor McDonagh told the podcast.

“There are always reports in the Italian media that they have found half a second, or so much hors🍷epower.

“There is reason to be optimistic because of last year. They fixed their issues in the middle💯 of the season. From Monza onwards, it was McLaren v Ferrari.

“For the first𓄧 time in decades their in-season development is on 🌠track.

“One thing they need to fix is qualifying, which is probably Hamilton’s weakness from last y🍌ear.

“Getting th⭕e tyres𒀰 up to temperature and extracting the most over one lap is one of their weaknesses.

“Leclerc is probably the best in qualifying over the grid but last ye✅ar wasn’t his standout year - and I don’t think that’s his fault.

“That is the main concern.

“Also, how do they perform in high-speed corners? McLaren and Red Bull𝓡 were ahead in high-speed corners.

“You have got to be cautious over the winter. If you take a wr🐷ong step, the porpoising could return.”