Former Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo says the Prancing Horse is lacking “leader🌊ship” after a challenging start to the 2025 Formula 1 season.

While 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton scored a brilliant victory from pole position in the sprint race in Shanghai, Ferrari is yet to finish on a podium in a grand🌃 prix this season♚.

After the opening three rounds of the season, the Maranello-based squad sits a distant fourth in the standings with just 35 points on board, compared to 111 for the championship-leading McLaren team.

The Bahrain GP weekend has also proved to be a mixed bag so far, despite Ferrari bringing a sizeable upgrade. While 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc is due to start on the front row after a penalty for Mercedes’ Geo💞rge Russell, Hamilton could qualify no higher than ninth in the other SF-25.

Ex-Ferrari boss criticises F1 team

Montezemolo, who presided over Ferrari from the early 1990s to mid-2010s, gave a brutal verdict ꦰabout the team’s current state in F1.

“This is a team that at certain times lacks a leader, lacks leadership in the broader sense,” the 77-year-ol🐟d told Sky Italia.

“Anyway, I am happy that Leclerc starts from the 🍸second row but the race is a diffe🍨rent story.”

Montezemolo made those comm✨ents in Bahrain, as he returned to the F1 paddock for the fꦇirst time since the 2014 Italian GP.

Since his departure, Ferrari has gone through several major changes, with the car company having been spun off from the rest of the 🗹Fiat Chrysler group (now part of Stellantis) and the F1 team now being ruဣn by Frederic Vasseur.

The Italian said Ferrari l𓃲acks the passion it was once🔯 famous for, describing it as a “team without a soul”.

“Coming back is an emotion because ten years is a long time, and als♕o because I hope to bring good luck to Ferrari, which reaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚlly needs it right now,” he told Italian TV TG1.

“How do I feel as a༺ fan? Sad because I see a team without a soul. Ferrari is passion, Ferrari is working day and night, Ferrari is never giving up. And I am also a little angry because I was h♎oping that at least this year we would see a truly competitive car from the start.”