Ferrari is under pressure. Four consecutive races without a podium, and this slump could continue if not addressed immediately. Since Charles Leclerc's last podium at the Belgian Grand Prix in mid-July, Ferrari has watched McLaren and Mercedes become more competitive while they fall behind due to various shortcomings.
The main issues lie in slowing aerodynamic development, a persistent power deficit, and race management errors. This raises big questions about the SF-26 project. Since the Hungarian GP, Ferrari's performance has truly declined. In Budapest, they made critical mistakes in qualifying and the race. Monza was an anomaly due to track characteristics that hampered straight-line speed, plus Leclerc's Parabolica incident. In Madrid, reliability became a problem with a brake-by-wire failure on Lewis Hamilton's car.
More worryingly, McLaren has surged ahead. The upgrade package introduced in Hungary and Zandvoort made the MCL40 leap forward. Ferrari is also behind Mercedes, which hasn't brought updates since Canada. The SF-26 received a new floor in the Netherlands that increased downforce but didn't deliver the expected gain. With Mercedes set to bring a major package in the upcoming triple-header, Ferrari risks falling further behind.
Qualifying difficulties are also a root cause. The car is stronger in races than in qualifying, but without a good starting position, it's hard to exploit race pace. At tracks where overtaking is difficult like Budapest, Zandvoort, and Madrid, Ferrari struggles due to the power deficit and lack of aerodynamic efficiency. The team needs to find solutions quickly to restore performance and avoid a deeper crisis.
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