The whole lot John Elkann stated concerning the Ferrari F1 group in uncommon open letter

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has admitted that the Maranello outfit underperformed in 2025 in an open letter to stakeholders.

Elkann stated Ferrari “fell in need of ambitions” throughout a troublesome 2025 F1 season however was eager to emphasize a message of “accountability and dedication” because the group seems to bounce again this 12 months.

Ferrari slipped to fourth within the constructors’ championship because it did not win a grand prix for the primary time since 2021, whereas new star signing Lewis Hamilton endured a vastly disappointing debut season after finishing a blockbuster swap from Mercedes.

The Scuderia has already loved a a lot stronger begin to 2026 after rising from the winter as Mercedes’ nearest challenger. Ferrari at the moment sits second within the constructors’ standings, 31 factors behind Mercedes.

Ferrari has taken two podiums behind the dominant Mercedes duo, with seven-time world champion Hamilton sealing a long-awaited first rostrum look on the twenty sixth try on the Chinese language Grand Prix final trip.

Within the letter, Elkann instructed stakeholders: “Ferrari returned to win the centenary version of Le Mans, fifty years after it final took half within the race, and went on to safe three consecutive wins with three totally different driver line-ups, a testomony to the unity and collective energy of the group.

“Formulation 1, against this, fell in need of ambitions. However Ferrari has at all times understood that racing is as a lot about studying as profitable.

“Ferrari’s founder Enzo Ferrari stored what he known as a “museum of errors,” a cupboard of damaged elements collected in pursuit of progress. That mindset stays important at this time: accountability and the dedication to return stronger.”

You’ll be able to learn Elkann’s full open letter right here. 

After final 12 months’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix in November, Elkann criticised each Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc and instructed them they “have to concentrate on driving and speak much less”.

“We undoubtedly have drivers who have to concentrate on driving and speak much less as a result of we nonetheless have vital races forward of us and getting second place isn’t inconceivable,” he stated on the time. 

“In Bahrain, we received the World Endurance Championship title. When Ferrari is united, we get outcomes.”

Ferrari got here closest to ending its close to two-decade watch for a world title in 2024 when it was overwhelmed to the constructors’ championship by McLaren by simply 14 factors.