Back to the Auto Racing Newsfeed

Japanese Grand Prix: Desperate Ferrari fails again

SUZUKA, Japan -- It seems like Ferrari just can't get anything right at the moment. Here are the main talking points from qualifying at Suzuka, which seemed like another decisive moment in the 2018 championship fight.

Shocker: Another weekend, another mistake from Ferrari. In order to send both cars out on a bone dry track with intermediate tyres at the start of Q3, you need to be 100 percent certain that rain is going to start falling in the next couple of minutes. It's not quite clear what was showing on Ferrari's rain radar, but none of the other teams taking part in Q3 made the same mistake and instead believed there would be enough time to set a time on slicks.