“They don’t really know what the problem is... and in Barcelona, apart from qualifying, they were simply too slow.' F1 Ferrari Formula1
Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has dubbed Ferrari “the biggest problem child” in the sport at the moment, believing they are unsure where their own problems lie.
The race was one of disappointment for both drivers too, with Sainz slipping back to fifth place come the chequered flag and Leclerc being unable to break into the points at all, with the Scuderia now 52 points behind second-placed Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship in what is effectively a fight to be ‘best of the rest’ behind Red Bull for the remainder of 2023.
“The biggest problem child is Ferrari. Team boss Fred Vasseur seemed at a loss,” Schumacher wrote in his post-race column for“When I asked him how long it would take Ferrari to catch up with the leaders, his answer was: ‘First we have to identify the problem, then we can say how long it will take’. There is still a long way to go in 2023, with the team in the process of negotiating the exit of sporting director Laurent Mekies as he prepares to become team principal at AlphaTauri next year, as well as working behind the scenes to improve the team.
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