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Ferrari performance and leadership scrutiny continues

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Ferrari ~~faces~~ performance ~~slump~~ and leadership scrutiny continues

The 2026 Formula 1 championship battle between Mercedes and Ferrari ~~has entered~~ remains volatile. Following a ~~volatile phase. While~~ performance crisis where the SF-26 initially provided a technical resurgence—securing victories for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc and moving the team to second in the constructors' championship—the Scuderia has since entered a performance crisis, failing failed to secure a podium in for five consecutive races through the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Technical challenges persist, specifically a power deficit of approximately 20 to 35 horsepower compared to rivals. Despite engine upgrades at Monza, Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur admitted the team still lacks ‘pure power’. Furthermore, races, the team ~~has struggled with qualifying pace on soft tires and inconsistent race management. To address these gaps, Ferrari postponed major developments to deliver~~ introduced a ~~more substantial~~ major aerodynamic upgrade package at the United States Grand ~~Prix, focusing~~ Prix. These updates focused on the floor, sidepods, and diffuser to ~~reduce drag~~ optimize underfloor airflow and ~~improve stability. Internal instability has intensified alongside these technical struggles. Reports indicate rising tensions within~~ minimize turbulence. Despite the ~~team, including friction between Hamilton and Leclerc, and criticism~~ technical complexity of Vasseur’s management style. Speculation regarding leadership shifts has emerged, with Ferrari President John Elkann reportedly evaluating Vasseur’s position, while names such as Antonio Coletta and Jérôme D’Ambrosio have been linked to potential succession. Although the ~~Austin upgrades were introduced,~~ new parts, drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc initially downplayed their ~~impact, with~~ impact. Hamilton ~~estimating~~ estimated the gains at ‘less than a tenth’ of a ~~second.~~ second, suggesting circuit characteristics might outweigh the hardware updates. However, the upgrades appeared to yield results in Austin, where Leclerc secured a second-place finish and Hamilton finished fourth. Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur noted that while the team demonstrated progress and effective race pace through an aggressive two-stop strategy, qualifying errors and a late Virtual Safety Car prevented higher positions. Internal instability and leadership scrutiny persist. While Vasseur is under contract until at least 2027, strategic errors in Baku, Sepang, and Singapore have fueled media discussions regarding management changes. Although the team has reaffirmed its support for Vasseur, speculation continues regarding potential successors as development shifts toward the ‘679 project’.

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