'Ferrari spends the most money on the biggest disaster'

Ahead of the current season it seemed as though Ferrari would be in contention for both titles in 2025, the reality, however, could not be more different with Ferrari now clinging on for dear life to P3 in the Constructors.

The Scuderias' failure to deliver on the promise shown in 2024 has prompted a scathing remark former the former F1 driver turned pundit.

Speaking in Sky Germany's Backstage Boxxengasse podcast he said: "If you think about it, Ferrari spends the most money on the biggest disaster."

Accoprding to the six-time Grand Prix winner the Italian racing stable has "two top drivers" in its ranks, but a car that turned out to be "a disaster" yet again at the Singapore Grand Prix

Schumacher then stressed that Ferrari had everything it needed to be successful in F1.

"It's actually all there. They have two super drivers," he said, before highlighting team principal Frédéric Vasseur as someone who "unites people, brings them together."

"Actually, everything should be there. Car, engine, transmission, everything is built under one roof," added Schumacher, stressing that Ferrari's full works team status should be yet another reason to show strength since the team has "the best conditions" to be successful.

"So where it is stuck is sometimes difficult to understand," said Schumacher concluding his assessment.

Ferrari's recent lowly performances have once again ignited rumours of internal conflict with Vasseur getting into a heated argument with a trackside engineer after qualifying in Singapore, and the team of engineers and mechanics taking umbrage at Charles Leclerc's severe criticism of the SF-25.

The Monegasque's manager, Nicolas Todt, also issued a veiled warning to Ferrari, saying that his client was "not a baby anymore," and that a title winning car was needed, with hopes set on 2026 as the year when Ferrari finally deliver.

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