Leclerc has grim forecast for Ferrari's F1 season after best result of the year

The Scuderia have struggled mightily to start the 2025 season, sitting P4 in the constructors' championship with 142 points with just two podiums over eight races, with one-third of the season already complete.

However, despite the issues that the Italian team have had, one of those two podiums came at the Monaco Grand Prix, with home town hero Leclerc taking P2 behind Lando Norris in the Principality, just missing out on back-to-back wins, while Lewis Hamilton finished in P5.

Speaking in the post-race press conference on Sunday in Monte Carlo, Leclerc explained what the biggest issue is with his SF-25 after eight races in 2025.

"By far, the slow-speed corners. I think this is our biggest weakness by far. That’s why I came here very pessimistic, and saying that, I thought the top 10 would already be a challenge. Our low-speed performance is very poor," explained the Monagasque.

However, even though Ferrari seemed to have found some pace in the slow-speed corners at Monaco, Leclerc sees that being a major outlier.

"I think on a track like this, with so many bumps and kerbs, our car is actually performing very well. This is helping us, but unfortunately, it’s only going to help us on such an extreme track like here. So yeah, we’ve got to work on our low-speed performance," the 27-year-old continued.

The Ferrari driver was then asked if he believes that the changes in the regulations for the 2026 season will make overtaking in the Principality any easier, with smaller cars expected to be designed.

"That’s a very difficult question to answer, because honestly, I don’t even know how much smaller they will be," Leclerc explained.