Charles Leclerc Sends ‘Not Good Enough’ Alert on Ferrari Flaws

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s 2025 campaign is “not good enough,” speaking before the São Paulo Grand Prix, as the team fights to protect second in the constructors’ standings.

Ferrari has not won the constructors’ title since 2008, and its last drivers’ championship came in 2007, a drought that magnifies expectations on Formula 1’s most storied team.

Pre-season optimism followed a strong 2024 finish against McLaren and the headline signing of Lewis Hamilton, but Ferrari’s form under the ground‑effect regulations remains inconsistent.

Ferrari is winless for more than a year in grands prix, leaving 2025 on course to be its first winless season of the current rules cycle.

Leclerc frames that verdict as a standard, not frustration. He notes rivals with deep resources, yet insists Ferrari must target victories rather than defend second.

The team’s early-season deficit owed to understanding a new package, with correlation and operating windows under scrutiny as track conditions exposed weaknesses.

Results have improved. Beyond Hamilton’s Chinese sprint win, Ferrari reached its first full-race podium at round five. Leclerc has since taken seven podiums, including Austin and Mexico City.

That run stabilizes Ferrari’s position, but it does not redefine the competitive baseline. McLaren sets the pace, with Mercedes and Red Bull pressuring Ferrari’s cushion.

Leclerc calls second a minimum target for 2025’s remainder, but frames it as a waypoint. The priority is building a package capable of sustained winning weekends.

That demands cleaner correlation between simulation and track, sharper weekend execution, and an upgrade path that addresses aerodynamic sensitivity without compromising tyre management.

With points compressed behind McLaren, marginal gains matter. Ferrari must convert improved consistency into race-winning pace to meet the burden of its badge.

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