Vasseur: ‘Positive’ Ferrari ready to chase both titles in 2025

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is brimming with optimism as the Scuderia gears up for the 2025 Formula 1 season, declaring that his team is ready to battle for both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships.

Fresh off three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain, Vasseur hailed the “very positive” vibe within the squad, now led by the potent pairing of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

With Hamilton’s first laps in red marking a reunion with Vasseur from their 2006 GP2 glory days, Ferrari’s ambitions are sky-high – aiming to end a Constructors’ title drought stretching back to 2008.

Despite tricky conditions clouding the pecking order, Vasseur’s faith in the SF-25’s potential is unshaken as Melbourne looms.

A Positive Start in Bahrain

Vasseur emerged from testing with a spring in his step, though he cautioned against overreading the timesheets.

“It has been hard to get a clear read on the overall situation here in Bahrain, as the conditions were changing quite a lot day by day and from the morning to the afternoon,” he said.

“It was more similar to Vegas than to the Bahrain we usually know.”

“Over the past six months, we have worked very hard on this car and have made a good improvement, but we will have to wait until we are all on track in Melbourne to understand where we are.”

Hamilton and Leclerc: A Title-Winning Duo

The arrival of Hamilton, who logged his first official Ferrari laps in Bahrain, has supercharged the team’s outlook.

Reunited with Vasseur after their 2006 ART triumph, the Brit joins Leclerc to form a dream lineup.

“We want to fight for both championships, as we know we have two drivers who can do it, and the mood in the team is very positive,” Vasseur insisted.

“We will continue to work hard to be ready in two weeks’ time for the start of the season.”

With Leclerc’s speed and Hamilton’s pedigree, Ferrari’s got the firepower – and Vasseur’s banking on it.

Melbourne: The Real Test

Vasseur knows that Melbourne’s weather in less than two weeks won’t mirror the oddball environment and much cooler than usual temperatures that teams encountered in Bahrain this week.

“If we look at the hierarchy of previous years, what we saw here was not the same as in qualifying a week later, under the same conditions,” he noted.

“We will go from 10-15 degrees on the track to the 45 we will have in Australia, so in Melbourne, it will probably be a whole different story.”

Undeterred, Vasseur is confident the SF-25’s six months of development will shine through when it counts, setting Ferrari up for a title tilt Down Under.

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