Vasseur "pleased" with Ferrari's best race result of 2025
Following the Scuderia's best race result in 2025, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur sounded a positive note, praising the Maranello-based outfit for having improved the outright pace of its SF25 in recent races.
Despite Ferrari’s low expectations ahead of the Monte Carlo weekend, Charles Leclerc displayed eye-catching pace through the practice sessions, setting the benchmark in all three one-hour outings.
The Ferrari driver continued to impress in qualifying, but he eventually failed to beat McLaren's Lando Norris in Q3 and was left in second place.
Despite the introduction of the mandatory two-stop strategy for this year’s Monte Carlo round, there was no change at the front, with Leclerc coming home second behind the his McLaren rival.
His team-mate Lewis Hamilton looked in fine form too as the Briton secured fourth place on the the grid. However, a three-place penalty saw him start the Monte Carlo race from only P7 on the grid.
Although the Briton was able to clear Fernando Alonso and Isack Hadjar in the first round of pit stops, he found himself in a no man’s land, and brought his Ferrari home in P5.
Expanding on the Scuderia's performance at the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur sounded a positive note, praising the Maranello-based outfit for having improved the outright pace of its SF25 in recent races.
"Overall, we can be pleased with this result because today we got the most we could from the race, especially considering how difficult it is to overtake here.
"With Lewis’ penalty we effectively had just one car to take the fight to the two McLarens, which put us slightly on the back foot," continued the Frenchman.
"However, Charles did a very good job managing that situation and putting constant pressure on Lando (Norris), while Lewis showed strong pace, getting back up to P5 until he got caught in traffic.
"In recent races we’ve made a step forward in high-speed corners, and this weekend we’ve also seen progress at low speed, which is encouraging. We need to keep working and focusing on ourselves in order to continue in this vein," concluded Vasseur.
