Ferrari are “in trouble and do not know how to get better” as their difficult start to the season continued at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.

F1’s most iconic team once again lacked the pace to challenge for pole position in qualifying at Suzuka, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc taking fourth but over three-tenths adrift of Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton endured a trickier afternoon and could only manage eighth on the grid as the seven-time world champion e🌠nded up being three-tenths slower than his new Ferrari teammate.

Speaking after qualifying, Jacques Villeneuve claimed Ferrari aꦡre in “trouble” amid continued whispers they are battling ride hide issues with their SF-25 challenger.

It comes after the te⛦am underwhelmed at the season-opener, finishing a lowly eighth and 10th in Australia, before both Hamilton and Leclerc were disqualified f🔜rom the Chinese Grand Prix for separate technical infringements.

Hamilton’s was due to having excessive wear on the plank un🧸derneath his Ferrari - a result of the 💙car being run too low to the ground.

"They know they are in trouble and do not know how to get bettꦺer,” the 1997 🐻F1 world champion told Sky Sports.

"They can see the opposition is going to get better so it is not looking good f📖or Ferrari.”

Ferrari pair hint at issues 

Leclerc was tight-lipped about🍃 whether Ferrari are having to raise the ride height of their 2025 car and subsequently losing performance.

"We have got some other issues, not particularly with ♋the ride height of the car. I can'🤪t go too much into detail,” he said.

"To go back to yesterday, we really found something from my driving style that seems to work a bit better and gave me a lot more confidence for the rest of qualifying and this is positive for the r𒁏est of the season.

"The other issues might take a bit longer.”

Hamilton, meanwhile, appe🎶ared to indicate this is a problem Ferrari 🌺are facing.

“We are running higher than we would like but everyone ♈is in the same boat in that respect,” he said.

“Particularly after the last race, we are a bit higher than we want to be. It’s usually the k♑nock-on effect from a weekend like we had before.”