# Ferrari's execution problem costs them at Baku

> Ferrari boss Vasseur demands cleaner weekends as the team's podium drought threatens their championship hopes.
- Title: Ferrari's execution problem costs them at Baku · Sky Sports
- Summary: Ferrari boss Vasseur demands cleaner weekends as the team's podium drought threatens their championship hopes. Ferrari has competitive pace but consistently…
- Keywords: ferrari, formula 1, frederic vasseur, nico rosberg, azerbaijan grand prix, baku, championship battle, team strategy, execution problems, 2026 season, sports, Ferrari's
- Source: Sky Sports — https://skysports.com/f1/news/12040/13590751/ferrari-boss-frederic-vasseur-sets-goal-for-azerbaijan-gp-as-nico-rosberg-pinpoints-teams-achilles-heel
- Published: 2026-09-23T06:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ferrari, formula 1, frederic vasseur, nico rosberg, azerbaijan grand prix, baku, championship battle, team strategy, execution problems, 2026 season, sports
## Ferrari's podium drought deepens
Since winning at Silverstone in July, Ferrari has managed just one podium in five races. Their SF-26 remains competitive but results aren't following.
## Vasseur demands cleaner execution
Ferrari's team principal says the team must put every part of the weekend together at Baku, where mistakes are punished on the wall-lined street circuit.

> Baku is a very specific challenge, where confidence in the car and execution are particularly important.
## Championship hopes fade fast
Ferrari trails Mercedes by 145 points in the constructors' championship and is only 52 points ahead of McLaren with nine rounds remaining.
## Rosberg identifies strategy weakness
The 2016 world champion says Ferrari's pace is close to winning but strategy and communication failures consistently prevent them from converting it into results.

> They're very close. They're just not putting it together properly.
## Madrid showed the pattern
Lewis Hamilton held provisional pole in Madrid but finished fourth. Rosberg notes Hamilton would have easily finished second in the race with better execution.
## Key takeaway

Ferrari has competitive pace but consistently fails to convert it into results due to strategy and communication breakdowns.