Amid all the attention on the fight between McLaren and Red Bull, Ferrari has quietly snuck into the 2024 Formula 1 title fight. How did the Scuderia make it a three-horse race? And can it pull it off?
Ferrari showed a much more competitive face in 2024, pairing solid one-lap performance with much-improved long runs, which were its downfall last year. But its title hopes looked to vanish over the middle third of the season, when McLaren made a huge step forward while Ferrari suffered a rough spell of results. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both retired in Canada, before a floor upgrade in Barcelona led Ferrari the down the wrong path and compromised its progress.
