Speaking on Sky Deutschland’s Backstage Boxengasse podcast, the former German driver raised serious concerns over Ferrari’s SF-26 project, which is set to be unveiled on January 23, going as far as to use the word “disaster.”
He finally added: “If that’s the case, it’s a disaster from the outset — I’ve always said you can’t develop two cars. And Fred Vasseur has hinted at it himself as well. So it all seems far from ideal.”
Ferrari are preparing to head into a nineteenth consecutive season without a world title, after another frustrating campaign in which the Maranello outfit failed to claim a single Grand Prix victory.
Charles Leclerc still managed to secure seven podium finishes, while Lewis Hamilton endured an underwhelming first season with the Scuderia, with his Sprint race win in China standing out as one of the few bright spots.