After winning two of the opening three races in 2022 before going on to be well beaten by Red Bull in that campaign, Ferrari's 2023 season has started badly in comparison, with Sainz's fourth place at the Bahrain season opener the team's best result so far.
It currently sits fourth in the constructors' standings behind Aston Martin and Mercedes in trailing Red Bull, and has encountered the worst reliability headaches of any of the leading squads.
