Ferrari urged to avoid 'fragile' repeat amid F1 success drought

Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok has stated Ferrari must avoid repeating mistakes of the past as it seeks to secure its first title in almost two decades.

2008 marks the last time the Italian squad got its hands on a championship trophy, when it prevailed in the constructors' standings.

Ferrari has scored a podium at each of the opening three rounds of the year but has not had the pace to keep up with runaway leaders Mercedes, who has triumphed at each grand prix so far.

Chandhok pointed to Ferrari's dwindling form across the last regulation cycle and expressed hope that a repeat of the situation doesn't materialise.

“How much potential has the Ferrari got?” Chandhok said to Sky F1. “If you look back at the previous rule cycle in 2022, they came out the blocks strong.

“They had the fastest car for the first part of 2022. It was a bit fragile, mistakes and reliability cost them. 

“And then they just went backwards for the rest of that rule cycle. Let's hope it doesn't happen in the same way.”

Chandhok insisted there is no excuse for Ferrari not to be a consistent front-runner, given the resources it has in its arsenal.

“There's no reason why Ferrari shouldn't be winning more,” he said. “They've got incredible drivers, an amazing budget, resources. They've got everything.

“So they should be fighting for championships every year. It's so wild to me that Brawn GP have won a world championship more recently than Ferrari. 

“They should be fighting for it. We're not talking about an underdog here.”