Arrivabene believes that the roots of the problems do not lie in Maranello.

      Ferrari has truly been disappointing its fans this season: the Italian team has not scored a single win, and ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix it sits only third in the Constructors' Championship. At the last three rounds its drivers have not climbed onto the podium, and Lewis Hamilton has not managed that at all in 2025.

      Opinions on the causes vary, but most experts agree on one thing: the SF-25 is far from the most efficient car in the championship. However, Maurizio Arrivabene, the former head of the Scuderia who led it from late 2014 to early 2019, indicated in an interview with the Turin newspaper Tuttosport that the roots of the problems should not be sought in Maranello.

      “We still build the best engines, but we lag a bit in areas such as composite technologies and aerodynamics,” he said. “There are companies in England around Oxford that have long specialized in these technologies and have moved ahead of us.

      We must work hard to make up for this lag, which is rooted in established traditions, but you also have to take into account the difference in levels of experience and skills and the fact that in the UK close ties between manufacturers and universities are well established.

      We are gradually closing the gap, but at the same time you must remain patient. About 30,000 people work in the motorsport sector in England, so we should aim not only for race wins but also for progress in industrial development. Nevertheless, Ferrari is on the right track. I believe Frederic Vasseur is a serious and sensible specialist…

      But you should also bear in mind that a road-going Ferrari supercar consists of 5,000 different components, and you have four years to bring its entire design to perfection. A Formula 1 car consists of 50,000 components, and you have only six months at your disposal to create it. If you make some miscalculation, it will remain for the whole season, and it is very difficult to fix.”