In The Driver's Seat

Embarrassing week for Ferrari could be one of many ahead

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As humiliation goes, Ferrari's at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday was as excruciatingly embarrassing as it gets.

At the Belgian Grand Prix, the faces in the camp were as red as the famous scarlet livery. Many cars passed the Ferraris, either as Charles Leclerc's desperate gamble to start on the soft Pirellis earned him an early eighth place before he slipped back or when being repassed by cars that had completed pit stops.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 01, 2020, with the headline Embarrassing week for Ferrari could be one of many ahead. Subscribe