A few weeks ago, Charles Leclerc identified Singapore as one of the few remaining rounds of 2025 where he hoped Ferrari could redeem itself and deliver a smile in a Formula 1 season lacking satisfaction – a flash of brilliance in the night of Marina Bay.
Based on the most recent races, though, Leclerc had already lowered his expectations ahead of the weekend. The reality turned out to be worse.
It was partly logical that, after disappointments accumulated in previous rounds, no one at Ferrari wanted to raise excessive hopes for Singapore. At the same time there was an awareness that the Marina Bay circuit could expose the car's weaknesses: the characteristics of this track meant Ferrari would need to excel precisely in the areas where it has struggled throughout 2025.
Low-speed corners, especially the prolonged ones requiring a sharp front end, have often challenged the SF-25, producing chronic understeer which both Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton hate. The hope for Singapore was that the uniform nature of its corners would reduce the number of compromises required and mitigate the car's inherent limitations.
