Despite Charles Leclerc’s spirited home podium at the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur isn’t letting one strong weekend rewrite the narrative of a difficult 2025 campaign so far for the Italian outfit.
While many saw Leclerc’s second-place finish in Monte Carlo as a sign of resurgence, the French boss was quick to clarify that the Scuderia’s broader struggles still weigh heavily on the team’s season report card.
Year-to-date, the Scuderia has only achieved two podiums, both delivered by Leclerc, and currently sits fourth in F1’s Constructors’ standings, a whopping 177 points behind championship leader McLaren.
A Bright Spot – But Not a Turning Point
While Leclerc topped all three practice sessions in Monaco, qualified second, and held position in a tactical race that offered few opportunities for overtaking, Vasseur wasn’t prepared on Sunday evening to dress the result up as a sign of recovery.
“My expectation and the summary of the season didn’t change with this weekend,” commented the Ferrari chief. “I think we didn’t do a mega strong first part of the season.
“I don’t know how many races we did, eight now, it’s the first serve let’s say, that we underperformed compared to expectations and this is mega clear and we have to be honest with ourselves.”
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While Monaco offered a glimpse of what the team can achieve when all factors align, Vasseur believes it doesn’t rewrite the story of inconsistency that’s plagued the Scuderia so far this year.
“Even if we had a good weekend this season, a good race this weekend, it’s not changing completely the picture,” he insisted.
“Now I feel also that we have a positive trend in the last two or three races, with the race in Imola, the race pace in Jeddah, the complete weekend in Monaco, and if we can start the second part of the season in this place, it’s good.”
From Low Expectations to High Frustration
“It’s true that after Imola the level of expectation was not mega high because we were struggling before Imola, Miami probably,” Vasseur admitted.
“Miami, Imola we were struggling a lot in the low-speed corner that we were struggling in quali and the low speed corner in quali it’s key in Monaco. That means that the level of expectation was not mega high coming to Monte Carlo.”
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That all changed when Leclerc dominated practice, shifting hopes from cautious to competitive. But when pole eluded the Monegasque in qualifying, Ferrari knew their chances for victory had likely slipped away.
“But it’s true also that after FP1, FP2, FP3, Q1 that the level of expectation was a bit different and we were a bit frustrated yesterday evening with P2. I think today honestly we did the job.
“It was difficult to expect much more starting from P2 except if something happened in front, but we can’t ask much more to Charles and to the team today.”
Read also: Hamilton couldn’t wait for ‘horrible’ Monaco race to endSo while Monaco delivered Ferrari’s most complete weekend of the season, for Vasseur, the bigger picture remains unchanged: there is still significant ground to cover before expectations and results align.
As F1 heads into the European summer, Ferrari must prove that Monaco wasn’t an anomaly – but a foundation to build from.
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