After one other spectacular efficiency from the Scuderia, Ferrari workforce boss Fred Vasseur claims that his outfit might have clinched one other one-two on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix had backmarkers not held up Charles Leclerc within the closing phases of the 71-lap race.
Carlos Sainz displayed spectacular tempo to safe pole place for the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, however he was picked off right down to Flip 1, shedding the primary spot to reigning champion Max Verstappen.
After a security automobile interval introduced out by RB driver Yuki Tsunoda, the Spaniard fought again towards Verstappen to reclaim the lead. From there, he led all the way in which to the flag for his fourth profession win and first in Mexico.
Reflecting on Ferrari’s weekend, Fred Vasseur insisted that the Sainz had an ideal weekend whereas Leclerc was hindered by backmarkers that value the Monegasque the second place.
“We’re very proud of this second win in a row. Carlos had an ideal weekend, he was on the tempo from the primary lap in FP1 and he drove a really intelligent race, shedding the lead on the opening lap, earlier than overtaking Max with an excellent transfer after which he had the race underneath management.
“Charles additionally had good tempo, however he misplaced a while with backmarkers and that value us P2. However, actually, it was a superb weekend for him too, even when he was not proud of the ultimate end result, which I perceive utterly.
“The automobile shouldn’t be designed for Mexico, which is an excessive amount of of a one-off monitor and meaning we didn’t have any specific benefit and needed to do lots of administration due to the altitude, all the time monitoring the temperature of the engine and the brakes to maintain them on the restrict, so at this time we will actually say the workforce did an excellent job.
Following a sequence of robust races in the summertime, Ferrari turned up in Monza with an improve package deal that included a brand new ground and revised sidepods alongside the same old track-specific entrance and rear wing. The SF-24 displayed spectacular tyre administration on the Italian Grand Prix which enabled Leclerc to attain his second win of the 12 months.
That race had been adopted by robust performances in Baku and Singapore earlier than Ferrari secured a sensational one-two victory in Austin and a one-three lead to Mexico Metropolis.
Vasseur continued: “Since Monza, our automobile has now labored nicely at very several types of monitor, so I really feel we may be aggressive on the remaining races additionally. We should proceed working like this, as a result of it’s not simply right down to the potential of the automobile but in addition the way in which the workforce executes the race. Now we begin from scratch in Sao Paulo subsequent week.
“Now we have gained two races in a row, we have now completed a superb job so we should proceed to push. As for the championship, we’re persevering with to take it one race at a time. It’s not a given that we’ll be in entrance in Sao Paulo, what’s a given is that we’ll deal with it with the identical method.”
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