Newey said of the split: Its certainly going to be a strange formula in as much as the engines will be working flat-out as generators just about the whole time.
Only seven drivers had contracts until the 2025 campaign going into the 2024 season.
Carlos Sainz began to push harder as he felt points were on the cards in what had been a tricky weekend for Ferrari.
I was sliding too much around it and that meant that basically our qualifying was a total disaster.
Leclerc held a 15-7 record in qualifying in 2023.