The last twelve months have been difficult for Ferrari and their driver pairing. After a dream start to the new regulations in 2022, their development gradually regressed.<\/p>\n
Fred Vasseur’s personnel failed to improve meaningfully last winter, starting the season well behind leaders Red Bull. The Italian outfit<\/a> was helpless in preventing the RB19 from dominating and breaking all types of records.<\/p>\n However, Carlos Sainz did manage to secure victory in Singapore – ending the Austrian team’s winning run. In a generally underwhelming season, this became a highlight for Ferrari and F1 viewers more generally.<\/p>\n Despite this race win, Sainz slowly lost out to Charles Leclerc as the campaign progressed.<\/p>\n Their qualifying record was relatively equal until Japan, but Leclerc comprehensively outperformed the Spaniard after this round.<\/p>\n This is widely attributed to Ferrari’s upgrade package in Suzuka. Whilst only unlocking minimal performance, these updates made the SF-23 far more predictable – especially for the Monegasque.<\/p>\n Only last year’s Champions outscored Ferrari after the summer break, a testament to their progress.<\/p>\n