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Ferrari has just filed one of the worst seasons in its glorious and prestigious history. The year 2025 was a true ordeal for the Redhead. No GP wins and, apart from Charles Leclerc’s seven podiums and thea Sprint won by Lewis Hamilton at the Chinese GP, the rest of the season has been punctuated only by incredible disappointments that have left their mark on the Red tide, tired of seeing the Cavallino limping along continually. Fortunately, the focus is already on 2026, the year of revolution. New single-seaters and different rules. Ferrari believes in it.

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The Ferrari Driver Academy announced Alba Larsen's entry into the youth program from January 1, 2026.
The Danish driver will race in F1 Academy 2026 with the official livery of Scuderia Ferrari HP.
Larsen will race behind the wheel of the MP Motorsport team’s single-seater, a team he has already raced with in 2025.
He will share the box with Maya Weug, continuing the collaboration under the sign of technical continuity.
Parallel to the'F1 Academy, Alba Larsen will also be a protagonist in the F4 British Championship.

Born December 12, 2008 in Roskilde, Denmark, Larsen is 16 years old.

In 2023 she wins the fourth edition of the Girls on Track – Rising Star program.

Success in the Girls on Track program represents the first real turning point in her career.

In 2024 he debuts in Formula 4 participating in the Indian championship with MP Motorsport.

In 2025 he participates in the Formula Winter Series with Jenzer Motorsport.
Disputes the first round of the British F4 championship with Chris Dittmann Racing.
In 2025 comes the debut in F1 Academy with MP Motorsport.
In eight races held he hits the points zone on seven occasions with great consistency.
Conquers a fourth place, four fifths, a seventh and an eighth result.
Currently holds sixth place in the F1 Academy championship standings.
From 2026 he will officially wear the colors of the Prancing Horse to continue to grow.

Frederic Vasseur believes this above all. Ferrari’s team principal knows there can be no more mistakes: “I think 2026 is a great opportunity for all the teams on the grid, including us. We have focused our attention on this project. There is a good collaboration between the chassis part and the engine part. It is a real challenge, but also a great opportunity from an engineering point of view. Let’s see where we will be in Bahrain with testing and then in Australia. I think it will be a completely different season than this one just ended” his words to Sky.

In fact, doing worse seems complicated for a Ferrari that needs to raise its game as soon as possible. In 2026, a single-seater is needed that can guarantee both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton can fight for the World Championship. In particular, we need the real Lewis Hamilton, the one who won the World Championship title seven times: “Now Lewis knows the team and we know him much better than a year ago. He has a good knowledge of every single software and every tool. We will do a better job next year,” Frederic Vasseur further explains.

In short, we are starting from scratch, with the knowledge that we have run out of credit in the faces of the fans: “This season has been difficult. It has been for Lewis, for Charles, for the whole team, for myself but also for the Fans. And their support has always been huge”, the team principal&#8221s closing remark.

Now there is nothing to do but wait anxiously for the time of the first tests to arrive to see if the new Ferrari will be able to make people forget the nefarious season that just ended. The SF-25, fortunately, will no longer be used by either of Ferrari’s drivers and this is already a great starting point.

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