Overview
- After the Abu Dhabi finale, Charles Leclerc labeled 2026 “now or never” and said Ferrari must start the new era with a competitive car.
- Fred Vasseur downplays the comment as post-race emotion but calls it a constructive signal of urgency inside the team.
- He points to similar pressure from top rivals, noting Max Verstappen and Lando Norris also push their teams to the limit and that such demands are expected.
- Ferrari’s 2025 brought no victories and a finish outside the top three, with Leclerc scoring all seven of the team’s podiums as Lewis Hamilton went without one.
- With new technical regulations arriving in 2026, Ferrari says it is working across engine, gearbox, aero, setup and simulator to capitalize on the reset.