Ferrari have been boldly backed to win an F1 grand prix earlier than the top of 2025.
The arrival of Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes has not but led to the headline-grabbing outcomes that the Tifosi demand.
Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc have typically struggled with the SF-25 which lacks the competitiveness of the McLarens, and in addition lags behind Max Verstappen’s Pink Bull.
However there have been moments of optimism – Hamilton’s win within the China dash and most not too long ago his run in qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix – which have led to a courageous prediction that Ferrari will win a race this season.
“Sure. They’ll win a race earlier than the top of the yr,” Jolyon Palmer stated on the F1 Nation podcast.
“Singapore, they need to have a very good probability, once you take a look at the efficiency they’d in Monaco.
“Even at Monza. They’re at all times aggressive at Monza. That may the fairytale story for both driver.
“They’ve had possibilities this yr. In Monaco, Leclerc was on provisional pole then the McLarens did a second run which acquired him. However on a like-for-like, on one set of tyres, he was forward.
“In Canada, Leclerc crashed on Friday and did no laps. He nonetheless was midway via his lap trying like he’d problem for pole, or no less than the entrance row.
“At Silverstone they might put it on the entrance row. I feel they might have had pole. Hamilton misplaced a bit of time.
“I used to be in parc ferme able to interview them, considering ‘that is going to be the Hamilton pole at Silverstone!’
“He was nailing it via 15 of the 18 corners however then you definately noticed him go huge.
“The potential is unquestionably there. I’d be amazed in the event that they don’t get a win this yr.”
Lewis Hamilton glory at F1 Hungarian Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton
The F1 Hungarian Grand Prix will quickly provide Hamilton a return to one in every of his happiest searching grounds.
No driver has received extra ceaselessly than Hamilton in Hungary. He has received eight grands prix, most not too long ago in 2020.
However it may not be the circuit the place Hamilton returns to the highest step of the rostrum.
“I nonetheless wouldn’t have thought Hungary could be the perfect observe,” Palmer stated.
“However we’re speaking about tiny quantities separating the perfect 4 groups.
“The idea was that slower velocity shorter corners have been higher for Ferrari. However that’s the precise reverse of Silverstone the place I didn’t count on them to be fast however they might have had a entrance row lockout.
“The shape information may throw something up.”
Hamilton received two grands prix final yr, his final moments of glory for Mercedes. They got here at Silverstone and the Belgian Grand Prix – which is the following race on the F1 2025 calendar subsequent weekend.
Leclerc received three grands prix final yr – at house in Monaco, in Italy, and in the US.
This yr up to now solely the McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, Pink Bull’s Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell have been winners.
