Overview

• Charles Leclerc said he does not expect major new parts this year and doubts Ferrari can reverse its form over the remaining races.
• Ferrari devoted practice in Singapore to extreme set-up trials, including drastic ride-height changes and a lower-downforce rear wing, but the SF-25 remained unresponsive.
• Persistent understeer and trouble generating tyre temperature limited qualifying gains and hampered rotation in low-speed sections.
• Brake issues intensified, with Leclerc managing temperature imbalances and Lewis Hamilton suffering a front-brake failure that led to a five-second penalty.
• Leclerc was instructed to lift and coast early in the race, and Ferrari left Singapore 27 points behind Mercedes and eight ahead of Red Bull in the fight for second, still without a grand prix win this season.