Ferrari weekend? The Italians force the Formula 1 race in Bahrain!

Scoderia Ferrari ended season 2024 at just 14 points under the McLaren champion and had high hopes from the new year.

2025, however, did not start as the Maranello was wished. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton obtained a total of only 35 points in the first 3 rounds with the mention that both were disqualified in Chinadecisions that “melted” them 18 points.

But also with the points in China, Ferrari would have been the fourth team this season, a great distance from McLaren leader and the second place, Mercedes.

Ferrari brings important improvements for the Bahrain race

With the performance of the monopost away from the expectations, Scuderia has prepared numerous changes for the Bahrain race weekend, which starts today with free workouts.

Three of upgrades are related to the monopost floor, in an attempt to ensure more stability to the car. Ferrari comes with a change in the speakersan aerodynamic component responsible for circulating the airflow under the car, and with one at the wing-spate. It is the most important upgrades package brought by any of the teams for the Bahrain race, according to lwos.com.

Charles Leclerc got 20 of Ferrari points, Hamilton the rest of 15 / photo: Imago Images

The leader of the World Championship, McLarencontinues the strategy of last year, to come up with mini stage improvements, and brings a single modification to the monopost for this weekend, A new air intake for the car brake.

And Red Bull, outstanding this season, has prepared two improvements, on the face-wing and cooling slots.

• In 2024 and 2023, the Bahrain race was won by Red Bull Racing through Max Verstappen. In 2022 Ferrari was imposed, the Italian team being extremely competitive in that beginning of the season.