Overview

• Leclerc said Ferrari are clearly the fourth-fastest team after finishing sixth in Singapore, calling the gap to Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes significant.
• Lewis Hamilton was classified eighth after a five-second penalty for repeated track limits violations linked to a late brake issue.
• Vasseur detailed severe brake overheating from early in the race that forced lift-and-coast and constant brake-balance changes for both drivers.
• Leclerc does not expect new parts this year and doubts the SF-25 will make a meaningful step in the final six rounds.
• Ferrari remain winless in grands prix after 18 races, with Hamilton’s China sprint their lone victory as rivals have taken multiple wins; Leclerc sits fifth in the standings, 48 points ahead of Hamilton in sixth.