There was an expectation at Ferrari that its Formula 1 fortunes in 2025 should pick up from where it had left off last year, where victories and regular podiums had put the team in the hunt for a first constructors' championship since 2008.
This has not materialised. There's a sense that McLaren has been able to move the game on and pull ahead, and also a feeling that Ferrari's decision to pursue a different approach to last year's car has resulted in an overall step back.
