Leclerc doutbs the odds, as three-way title fight tightens

Despite taking two consecutive podium finishes at the United States and Mexico City Grands Prix, which have so far seen Ferrari pip Mercedes and Red Bull in the Constructors' Standings, Leclerc doubts the Scuderia's chances to maintain its position ahead of close rivals Mercedes and Red Bull Racing.

Speaking after the race, when confronted with the question if the Ferrari SF-25 was quick enough to keep its rivals at arms length in the four reamining rounds of the season, Leclerc said: "It's going to be very, very tough.

"If I look back at the last two weekends, yes. If I look before these two weekends, not really," he said alluding to the Italian team's subpar performances in the Netherlands, Italy, Azerbaijan and Singapore.

However, sustaining that level of performance, Leclerc stated, is Ferrari's objective for the four race weekends remaining in the 2025 season.

"But that is the standard that we need to target, and hopefully that will be enough to give us second in the Constructors," Leclerc concluded.

The fight in the Constructors' Championship, much like the battle for the Drivers' crown, looks set to go down to the wire, with all three teams, Ferrari Mercedes and Red Bull separated by 10 points, whilst the Scuderia holds a 1 point lead over its German rivals.

The high altitude at which the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is located, required cooling optimisation, which forced Red Bull to cut gill-like holes into its engine cover's sides, disrupting the RB21's frail aerodynamic airflow.

This, coupled with the lack of aerodynamic efficiency prompted by how thin the air is at the 2225 mts above sea level the Mexican track boasts, left Red Bull unable to find the right configuration for the slippery circuit, thus ruling them out as contenders for the win.

Nevertheless, with the altitude issue out of the equation in the remaining four championship rounds, Red Bull are expected to continue its mighty form prior to their Mexico GP slump, which poses yet another challenge in Ferrari's bid to maintain its grasp on P2 in the teams' classification.

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