Martin Brundle ‘really surprised’ by miserable Ferrari stat at Dutch Grand Prix

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It has been a dismal season for Ferrari by their own standards, ever since Charles Leclerc took what felt like a breakthrough home victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Except, it was a breakthrough for all the wrong reasons looking back, with both Leclerc and his teammate Carlos Sainz notching up a podium each in the six races since.

Their upgrades have pushed them in the wrong direction and they appear to be comfortably the fourth fastest team at most events, with Sainz suggesting Ferrari are ignoring his feedback.

McLaren and Mercedes have both shown they have what it takes to develop their cars and compete for victories, while down at Ferrari it’s the same old adage of an incapability to push their chassis in the right direction.

Why Martin Brundle was ‘really surprised’ by Ferrari’s form

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise to anyone that has seen Ferrari attempt to compete for championships over the last decade or so.

In 2017, 2018 and 2022, they had incredible cars, but tailed off dramatically as the season unfolded.

Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle was equally surprised when faced with the numbers, which put into perspective how poor the Italian outfit have been this summer.

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“It really surprised when I was looking at the stats. Since Monaco, when we all thought it was going to be incredible, they’ve had a couple of scrappy podiums – that’s all they’ve managed,” he said on the Sky broadcast.

“One each. That really indicates how much Ferrari have been struggling.”

What happens next for Ferrari?

Ferrari have likely already turned most of their attention to 2025, when the headline arrival of Lewis Hamilton should help to shake things up.

His wealth of experience in car development will help them push their challenger in a better direction in the future, while helping Charles Leclerc learn too.

With one final year of the current set of technical regulations left, it could be a year for them to allow Hamilton time to get up to speed while focusing on kicking on from 2026.

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If they can race out of the blocks in that season, they could be in a great position to enjoy long-term success at the front of the sport again.

But a lot of that depends on how consistent Charles Leclerc can be, how well he works with Hamilton, and whether or not the Brit is still the fastest driver in the world.