{"id":124935,"date":"2025-05-23T09:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/124935\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:51:08","slug":"charles-leclerc-delivers-emphatic-no-in-critical-f1-2025-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/124935\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc delivers emphatic ‘no’ in critical F1 2025 question"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ferrari will not throw in the towel on F1 2025, at least not before they know the impact the FIA\u2019s Spanish TD will have on performance, says Charles Leclerc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ferrari has endured a difficult start to the new campaign with the SF-25 car lacking in more than just qualifying pace.<\/p>\n

Will Charles Leclerc and Ferrari give up on F1 2025?<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher<\/p>\n

Although that has, according to Lewis Hamilton, been the \u201cbig weakness this year\u201d<\/a>, it is by no means the only issue. <\/p>\n

The car\u2019s pace is underwhelming, especially in slow-speed corners, it is peaky in ride-height, too sensitive to set-up changes, and it struggles to bring the tyres into the right temperature window.<\/p>\n

It has meant that after seven races, almost a third of the way into the F1 2025 championship, Ferrari are a distant fourth in the Constructors\u2019 Championship<\/a>, 165 points down on McLaren, while Leclerc, their best-placed driver, is 85 points behind Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n

F1 2025: The season\u2019s winners and losers<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0The results of the F1 2025 championship <\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0The updated Drivers\u2019 and Constructors\u2019 Championship standings<\/a><\/p>\n

Barring a miraculous turnaround in form, it\u2019s fair to say that Ferrari are all but mathematically out of the championship fight.<\/p>\n

Leclerc<\/a>, though, is not giving up on that miracle.<\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s Monaco Grand Prix marks the final race before the FIA\u2019s revised technical directive, TD018, governing the flexibility of the cars\u2019 front wings, comes into play.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a key battleground that could have a huge impact on the season\u2019s pecking order.<\/p>\n

And until they know exactly how that will play out, Leclerc says Ferrari will not even consider giving up on the 2025 season, even if it means more time to focus 100 per cent on 2026 and its all-new cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we definitely don\u2019t want to give up now\u201d the Monegasque driver told the media, including PlanetF1.com. \u201cIt\u2019s still kind of early. <\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, we\u2019re getting to mid-season soon, but we cannot afford to give up now. We\u2019ve seen last year the situation changed a lot since when McLaren brought those upgrades. <\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that in Barcelona will be another very important point of the season with this new regulation on the front wings, and then we\u2019ll see whether it benefits us or not. <\/p>\n

\u201cThen we\u2019ll have to make the decision \u2013 probably Fred will have to make the decision \u2013 whether it\u2019s the right time to move on and prepare next season, that is going to be super, super important for everyone to be starting on the right foot. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is wrong with the car? I wish I knew. What\u2019s in the pipeline? We\u2019ve got quite a few things, but I cannot give any timelines. And the timelines keep changing because the team is pushing a lot to bring them as early as possible. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere are things, but whether it\u2019s going to be enough to close the gap \u2013 I hope so. But to be in front and fighting for wins, I\u2019m not sure yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamilton, however, says Ferrari are running out of time to save their championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s getting late and we\u2019re running out of time,\u201d he said. \u201cBut for me, it is a foundation year, getting to grips with the team and helping make changes that are needed to navigate to long-term success. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a faster car and I have all the faith and belief we can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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