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Ferrari's Qatar Disaster: Tyre Pressure Woes and Poor Setup

12/3/2025

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Ferrari, the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team, suffered a disastrous Qatar Grand Prix, with Frederic Vasseur (Ferrari team principal) attributing it to inflated tyre pressures and poor setup.
The team scored four points and dropped to fourth in the constructors' standings, down from second.
Leclerc and Hamilton qualified ninth and eighteenth in the sprint and finished tenth and eighteenth in the main race, with Vasseur citing power steering issues and urging reassessment.

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Ferrari, the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team, suffered a disastrous Qatar Grand Prix, with Frederic Vasseur (Ferrari team principal) attributing it to inflated tyre pressures and poor setup.
The team scored four points and dropped to fourth in the constructors' standings, down from second.
Leclerc and Hamilton qualified ninth and eighteenth in the sprint and finished tenth and eighteenth in the main race, with Vasseur citing power steering issues and urging reassessment.