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Ferrari Helped By The Weather

Pat Fry, Ferrari's technical chief, has admitted that the weather has helped the Ferrari team during the opening half of the season.

Two times World Champion Fernando Alonso is enjoying a 40-point lead in the Championship after claiming 3 race victories and 3 further podiums in the 11 races to date. His rivals will be quick to point out that he has benefitted from the rain on quite a few occasions as his victories in Malaysia and Germany came on the back of wet conditions in either qualifying or the race. Ferrari's technical chief, Fry concedes that the weather played its part, but is sure the F2012 is slowly getting better in dry conditions.

Speaking to Autosport, Fry said: "Obviously, if it had been a completely dry race in Malaysia, it would have been a different story. I don't think we can hide behind the fact that the weather has helped us out. Do I think we're the quickest in a dry qualifying? I don't think we are now, but in the last two wet sessions it has been more impressive."

The team has made a poor start to the season and were well off the pace of Red Bull and McLaren, but they have taken major strides forward. The car is likely to have major upgrades for the Belgian Grand Prix and Fry hopes they will once again have some "luck" with the weather.

"We just need to keep working at it," he said. "We're fortunate to be where we are - some of that is luck with the weather but then everyone's got those conditions. They've got to go and make the most of it.
"Yes, we were helped by the weather, but then why didn't other people take advantage of it?"



2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 23)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Lando NorrisMcLaren44
2Max VerstappenRed Bull36
3George RussellMercedes35
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren34
5Andrea AntonelliMercedes22
6Alexander AlbonWilliams16
7Esteban OconHaas10
8Lance StrollAston Martin10
9Lewis HamiltonFerrari9
10Charles LeclercFerrari8
11Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber6
12Oliver BearmanHaas4
13Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls3
14Carlos SainzWilliams1
15Liam LawsonRed Bull0
16Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber0
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
18Pierre GaslyAlpine0
19Jack DoohanAlpine0
20Isack HadjarRacing Bulls0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team78
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
2Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team57
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Oracle Red Bull Racing36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Scuderia Ferrari HP17
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Atlassian Williams Racing17
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6MoneyGram Haas F1 Team14
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Visa Cash App Racing Bulls3
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 30)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Alex MarquezGresini Racing87
2Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo86
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo75
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4655
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4644
6Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR25
7Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing25
8Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing24
9Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol20
10Brad BinderRed Bull KTM19
11Jack MillerPramac Racing19
12Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM16
13Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha16
14Enea BastianiniKTM Tech316
15Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol10
16Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha10
17Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech36
18Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing5
19Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing3
20Augusto FernandezPramac Racing3
21Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing2
22Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing1
23Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR0
24Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team161
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 3       GP wins: 3
2Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team99
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP90
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing35
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Honda HRC Castrol30
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Trackhouse MotoGP Team30
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Aprilia Racing25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda LCR MotoGP25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Prima Pramac Racing24
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Red Bull KTM Tech322
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0