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Ferrari chief cautions against 2025 optimism ahead of Hamilton arrival

Benedetto Vigna has issued a reminder that past performance is no guarantee of future success

Originally written by Yara Elshebiny. This version is a translation.

Thursday 18 April 2024 06:00

Despite a strong start to the 2024 season, the Ferrari chief cautions that there's more work to be done.

The opening races of this season have painted a picture of contrasting fortunes for Lewis Hamilton and his soon-to-be new team, Ferrari.

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While the seven-time world champion finds himself languishing in ninth place, a far cry from the title fights he's accustomed to, his future team are experiencing a resurgence of form.

The Italian giants currently sit a comfortable second in the constructors' championship, just 21 points behind reigning champions Red Bull.

This year, however, Ferrari have secured a podium in every race thus far, even topping the podium with a one-two finish in Australia after Carlos Sainz's stunning win two weeks after his surgery.

But despite this, a recent warning issued by a high-ranking member of the team suggests they are not resting on their laurels.

Carlos Sainz secured Ferrari's first win of the season in Australia

Lewis Hamilton hasn't won a race since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Benedetto Vigna sounds the alarm

While outwardly celebrating the team's strong start, Ferrari chief executive Benedetto Vigna has issued a reminder that past performance is no guarantee of future success.

That's also a reminder to their future star, Hamilton, that replicating the Scuderia's current success in 2025 won't be a walk in the park.

"We started better than last year, but there is still work to be done and there always will be," Vigna told La Repubblica.

"The team only had one podium this time last year, as well as just one race win all season.

"The world of competition is like a person's life accelerated to the maximum - things can change quickly, going between good and bad. Stasis does not exist, everything flows quickly."

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