The seven-time world champion, speaking over the radio at the end of the race, summed it up with an eloquent: “I don’t know how we made the car worse,” once again highlighting his lack of feel with the SF25, an issue he’s battled almost all season.

The Englishman had started from the pit lane, opting for a setup change in an attempt to try something different in the race — a gamble that clearly didn’t pay off, as his final result shows.

Things didn’t go much better for his teammate either, with Leclerc finishing just thirteenth, stuck behind Oliver Bearman’s Haas for the entire race.

With just two races remaining, Ferrari now looks all but condemned to fourth in the Constructors’ Championship, sitting 22 points behind Red Bull and a massive 61 behind Mercedes, who further strengthened their hold on second thanks to George Russell’s P2.

Maranello, meanwhile, continues to lick its wounds, trapped in a negative spiral of results that it still seems unable to escape.

Here’s how the Constructors’ Championship standings look after the Qatar Sprint.