Ferrari set goal with SF-25 car after disappointing start to F1 season ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

2 April 2025, 12:39 | Updated: 2 April 2025, 18:17

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur says the team must work out how to "exploit the full potential" of their 2025 car ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix after a difficult start to the new season.

The Scuderia's embarrassing double disqualification from the last race in China leaves them fifth in the Constructors' Championship, 61 points behind early leaders McLaren, and in need of an improved weekend at Suzuka.

While there have been flashes of strong potential from their SF-25 car - such as new signing Lewis Hamilton's pole and then dominant win in the 19-lap Sprint in Shanghai - it has not yet proved a consistent challenger to their leading rivals with neither the British driver nor Charles Leclerc yet to finish in the top four of either full-length Grand Pix.

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