There is no Formula 1 without Ferrari. It’s not a cliché — it’s a structural fact. The red cars are the beating heart of this sport, even when that heart is breaking. Especially when it’s breaking.
Ferrari is not just a team. It’s the team. The cathedral of speed. The emotion. The opera. And sometimes — tragically — the farce.
For decades, they’ve carried the weight of their own legend. Sometimes they rise with it. Sometimes they collapse beneath it. But they never go unnoticed.
Ferrari is the soul of Formula 1. And lately, that soul has been stuck in purgatory.
The Origins of the Legend
Founded in 1929 by Enzo Ferrari and entering F1 in 1950, Ferrari is the only team to compete in every single season of the World Championship. They’re not just part of the history books — they wrote them.
From Alberto Ascari to Gilles Villeneuve, from Lauda to Schumacher, every generation has a Ferrari chapter. A triumph. A tragedy. A car that should’ve won. A decision that shouldn’t have been made.
They are poetry and panic in equal measure.
Ferrari doesn’t chase wins the way other teams do. They chase destiny.
The Schumacher Years (2000–2004)
There’s a reason the early 2000s feel almost mythical. Ferrari had built the perfect empire: Michael Schumacher at the peak of his powers, Jean Todt pulling the strings, Ross Brawn strategizing, Rory Byrne designing, Luca di Montezemolo orchestrating the culture.
It was a machine, yes — but wrapped in red silk and Italian rage.
Five consecutive drivers’ titles. Six constructors’ championships. An era so dominant that the sport changed the rules to stop them.
Ferrari didn’t just win. They ruled. And in doing so, they set a standard they’ve been chasing ever since.
The Post-Schumi Struggle: Always Almost
Since Schumacher left, Ferrari has lived in a permanent state of almost.
- 2008: Massa loses the title by a single corner.
- 2010: Alonso gets out-strategized in Abu Dhabi.
- 2017–2018: Vettel spins, crashes, and cracks under pressure.
- 2022: Leclerc finally has the car — and Ferrari strategy implodes in real time.
Every era has hope. Every era has heartbreak. And yet, they stay near the front. Just far enough to give fans belief. Just flawed enough to make them scream into the void.
Ferrari doesn’t just lose. They lose the Ferrari way — dramatically, publicly, and with beautiful cars.
Strategy, Struggle, and Stubbornness
In the current era of data-driven everything, Ferrari often looks like they’re playing chess with a broken clock.
Race strategy? Inconsistent. Tyre calls? Questionable. Pit stop timings? Either late or laughable. For a team with one of the largest budgets, the decisions can feel straight out of a sitcom.
And yet — this isn’t incompetence. It’s inertia. The weight of being Ferrari. The pressure to feel their way through a race instead of calculating it. Because in Maranello, passion still trumps probability. Even when it shouldn’t.
They’re not dumb. They’re drowning in their own expectations.
The 2025 Rebuild: Hope and Havoc
As of 2025, Ferrari is still searching. Leclerc remains the romantic lead — fast, sensitive, capable of brilliance and breakdowns in the same afternoon. Carlos Sainz is gone. In his place: Lewis Hamilton.
Yes, that Hamilton. The seven-time world champion chose to end his career in red. Because even for the greatest of this era, Ferrari is the final myth. The last dragon.
It’s not about logic. It’s about legend.
The SF-25 is fast-ish. The team is better organized. Fred Vasseur is trying to bring order. But the ghosts still whisper. The tifosi still pray. And Ferrari still exists in a constant state of could-be.
What Makes Ferrari Ferrari?
No one else matters like Ferrari matters.
You don’t cheer for Ferrari because they’re winning. You cheer for them because they should. Because there’s something holy about that red. Because a Ferrari victory feels like a cosmic event — justice restored, beauty rewarded, pain redeemed.
When they win, the world feels right. When they lose, the world feels like itself.
They’re not the best team right now. But they are the most human.
Ferrari is not about perfection. It’s about devotion. And if they ever get it right again — just once — it will be the loudest, wildest, most emotional victory in modern sport.
Because no one wants a comeback more than Ferrari.
And no one would make it feel so earned.
| Field | Info |
| Full Team Name | Scuderia Ferrari |
| Base | Maranello, Italy |
| Founded | 1929 (racing team); entered F1 in 1950 |
| Owner | Ferrari N.V. |
| Team Principal | Frédéric Vasseur |
| Technical Director | Enrico Cardile |
| Engine Supplier | Ferrari (works team) |
| Driver Lineup (2025) | Charles Leclerc (#16), Lewis Hamilton (#44) |
| Test/Reserve Drivers | Oliver Bearman, Robert Shwartzman |
| Constructors’ Titles | 16 (most in F1 history) |
| Drivers’ Titles | 15 (from Ascari to Räikkönen) |
| First Race | Monaco GP 1950 |
| First Win | British GP 1951 (José Froilán González) |
| Total Wins | 245+ (as of mid-2025) |
| Title Sponsors | Santander, Shell, Ray-Ban, Richard Mille, others |
