Charles Leclerc’s outbursts prove Fred Vasseur has failed to deliver on one of his first Ferrari promises

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At times, Ferrari can be their own biggest enemy. They have now gone 18 years since winning a Formula 1 title.

Every season is a chance to end that run, but it doesn’t happen for them. Despite having one of the greatest talents in a generation with Charles Leclerc, they have failed to capitalise.

When the 2026 F1 regulations begin, they’re going to be under immediate pressure to perform. Both bosses and fans have had enough.

Ferrari have been given plenty of time to return to the top of the pile, and have failed to do so. The result? Sweeping changes could be on their way very soon.

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Leclerc’s potential exit could prolong Lewis Hamilton’s career if he ends up finding a way out of his current contract early.

Damon Hill thinks Leclerc can be a champion, but it’s going to rely on him falling into the right circumstances in the future.

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Charles Leclerc’s outbursts prove Fred Vasseur failed to keep ’emotional’ promise

Ferrari will make a ‘courageous’ decision for 2026 and copy McLaren’s efficient approach, compared to being powerful.

Perhaps it’ll bring about the changes needed to make them successful and calm Leclerc down again, who, at times, vented his frustrations in 2025.

At the Hungarian Grand Prix in particular, he was frustrated after a victory slipped through his fingers when his car’s pace fell off a cliff inexcusably, about halfway through the race.

“It’s just extremely frustrating when you are fighting for a win, and when we had the pace that we had at the beginning of the race, and we lose absolutely everything later on, it’s very frustrating,” he said post-race.

It was a stark reminder that team boss Vasseur might have failed to keep one of the promises he made when taking the Ferrari job back in 2023. He wanted to make things ‘less emotional’.

“When you join Ferrari, it’s a bit different,” he told the Beyond The Grid Podcast. “Everybody is much more emotional, the press is much more emotional, the team members are more emotional. I think part of my game and part of my job is to try to be a bit more consistent.

“Now we have to stay a bit less emotional when we are speaking about results, in one way or the others. But I think it’s also much easier to count on someone than it is to push someone.”

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Why Ferrari should be in a stronger position than Red Bull in 2026

Looking to the future, Ferrari can be quietly confident that they’ll start 2026 in a stronger position than Red Bull, simply down to their experience on the engine side of things.

Red Bull are having their first go at making a power unit, while Ferrari have decades in experience and should be well prepared for any challenges that come their way.

They also didn’t have a title battle to be involved with in 2025, which means that they could spend more time preparing for the new regulations.

Those resources should give them a better platform to start with, which can be used for them to get an early lead over their rivals.