Technical chief not responsible for Ferrari's difficulties - leader

      "We made errors with the car."

      Ferrari is reportedly banking on a mix of 'old and new' to salvage the struggling 2025 season. Team principal Frederic Vasseur left Imola feeling pleased with the race pace but frustrated with the car's continued struggles for single-lap performance. This situation has left Charles Leclerc increasingly disheartened as he approaches his home race in Monaco this weekend. "I am not optimistic," he confessed to Corriere dello Sport. "We're heading to a track that will highlight our weaknesses. Of course, there's always an element of unpredictability and the setups differ from those for other circuits, so we hope to surprise ourselves as we did at Imola during the race," he added.

      Lewis Hamilton shares a similar sentiment: "We have a car that performs well in fast corners, is decent in medium-speed corners, but perhaps is not as competitive in slow corners." Daniele Sparisci from Corriere della Sera, however, is more straightforward. "The turnaround at Imola doesn’t mask the issues—Ferrari cannot contend for this world championship, but it also cannot abandon the season at this stage," he stated. "Without improvements, it risks falling behind Williams."

      According to specialist Italian media, the team at Maranello is urgently addressing what appears to be the car's main issue—the rear suspension. Corriere della Sera noted: "The new rear suspension has passed dynamic testing and is currently being evaluated in the wind tunnel with various aerodynamic configurations." The newspaper indicated that it will not make its debut until Silverstone, but Vasseur is optimistic that the changes to front wing regulations for Barcelona will also yield positive results.

      It is also reported that Ferrari will use the 2024-specification rear wing that was utilized at Monaco last year during this weekend's race on the circuit's twisty streets. Some of the accountability for Ferrari's current predicament is falling on technical director Loic Serra, who began his role at Maranello late last year. "When Loic arrived six months ago," Vasseur insists, "the current car was already—let's say—90 percent defined." Serra took over from Enrico Cardile, who moved to Aston Martin.

      "We made mistakes with the car," Vasseur acknowledges. "We need to improve, but the motivation and mindset are there." Unfortunately for Ferrari, the team has reportedly been unsuccessful in its attempt to attract McLaren's aerodynamics chief and head of staff, Giuseppe 'Pino' Pesce, to Maranello, according to Corriere dello Sport.