Last season, team principal Fred Vasseur<\/a> watched his team come perilously close to winning the constructors\u2019 championship<\/a> for the first time since 2008.<\/p>\n Lando Norris denied the Scuderia the chance to celebrate in Abu Dhabi with his victory on the final day of the campaign, but this year, Ferrari have come nowhere near that same level of competitiveness.<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc<\/a> and Lewis Hamilton<\/a> are still waiting for their first Grand Prix victory, and the Belgian Grand Prix<\/a> once again saw Andrea Stella\u2019s team record a one-two finish.<\/p>\n However, Ferrari introduced a new rear suspension update<\/a> that appeared to make a difference, even if it didn\u2019t close the gap as much as both drivers would have liked.<\/p>\n Hamilton struggled up until Sunday\u2019s race after being eliminated in the first portion of qualifying on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Leclerc produced a phenomenal performance across the weekend that Ralf Schumacher<\/a> believes could cause further headaches for the seven-time world champion.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to family<\/a><\/p>\n Schumacher was reflecting on Hamilton\u2019s performance at Spa on the Backstage Boxengasse Podcast<\/a> and sympathetically explained: \u201cI would actually like to give him a little more time because under conditions like yesterday, if you compare him to Antonelli, you have to be honest, he did a great job from a similar position.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Leclerc did pull it off, I have to say. In comparison, it was a perfect weekend, even though he started with the new car, or the new rear end, he managed the whole weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was strong under all conditions, and it\u2019s a nice trend for him and the team, but of course, it doesn\u2019t make things any easier for Lewis, because the team will now naturally listen to him even more.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to say, I was criticised for saying at the beginning, give him time. I think everyone has seen by now that it\u2019s necessary, and one should not judge too soon because it takes time.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t have imagined it would have been so bad at times.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, there were also some bright spots like in China, but, all in all, it\u2019s a bit sad to watch and yes, I\u2019m keeping my fingers crossed for him because he has to get his act together.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the season ends like this, then I don\u2019t know whether the partnership would still make sense in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to girlfriend<\/a><\/p>\n Charles Leclerc stifled laughter when asked about Lewis Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari documents<\/p>\n One of the early talking points of the weekend leading up to the Belgian Grand Prix was a comment Hamilton made about the work he\u2019s doing behind the scenes at Ferrari.<\/p>\n In the build-up to the race at Spa, Hamilton revealed that he had been putting together documents relating to Ferrari\u2019s plans for 2026.<\/p>\n The seven-time world champion doesn\u2019t want a repeat of this season and has been aiming to help Ferrari get off on the right foot for the upcoming regulation changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Ferrari](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2226788551-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesRalf Schumacher thinks Ferrari will begin listening to Charles Leclerc more than Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n