--- title: "Ferrari F1 Is Already Messing Up the Strategy" description: "Ferrari's F1 team accidentally posted a botched pit stop tire change to social media and the fumbled the response." date: "2024-02-18" modified: "2024-02-18" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/ferrari-f1-is-already-messing-up-the-strategy" categories: - "Ferrari News" - "News" - "News by Brand" --- # Ferrari F1 Is Already Messing Up the Strategy ![]() *Twitter/X. Ferrari* Over the past two seasons, [Ferrari ]()has been the butt of countless [Formula 1]() jokes and memes, mostly due to tire strategy and pit stop mishaps. If there isn't a smash cut of all of Ferrari's 2022-2023 pit-stop shenanigans set to the Bennie Hill theme, there should be. While there's certainly some optimism in Maranello that this season will be better, it isn't off to a great start, as Ferrari posted the wrong video of pit stop practice to social media. Last week, [Scuderia Ferrari]() (the F1 team) tried to post a video to social media of a pit stop, featuring its new [SF-24 F1]() car, but the video actually showed the crewmembers botching the front left tire change. https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1758420026762150249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1758420026762150249%7Ctwgr%5E46af71097c98486ba7bfeae4049ce47bea955a6b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetf1.com%2Fnews%2Fferrari-pit-stop-video-botched-poetry-in-motion-post-viral After deleting the video, Ferrari posted another video of the same pit stop but without the mistakes. In the caption, Ferrari wrote "Admin got so caught up in the shot we chose the wrong take," followed by a smacking head emoji. At least the social media team acknowledged the mistake and apologized to the mechanics in a subsequent comment. Admittedly, Ferrari has bigger fish to fry than worrying about social media mistakes. The new SF-24 car needs to be drastically better than the car it ran last year if it wants to keep up with Red Bull, Mercedes, and Aston Martin this season. Both Ferrari drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, seem pretty optimistic about the new car's improvements but they said the same thing last year. However, Sainz also told [*DAZN* ]()that this new car has hints of last year's Red Bull and Mercedes cars in it. Obviously, mistakes happen in practice, even to the best teams, in every sport. That's what practice is for. But Ferrari—who seemed [unable to get out of its own way ]()over the past two seasons—messing up a routine tire change and then posting the mistake to social media is incredibly on-brand. *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()