Following a tricky qualifying, Ferrari staff boss Fred Vasseur has acknowledged that the Scuderia had anticipated the Zandvoort circuit to show the SF-24 ’s weaknesses.
Reflecting on yesterday’s disappointing end result, Ferrari staff boss Fred Vasseur confused that the Scuderia was not taken without warning by the dismal outcomes given the truth that Zandvoort was Ferrari’s worst monitor final yr.
„We have been anticipating a tricky weekend right here in Zandvoort. Final yr it was one among our worst races, primarily due to the configuration of the monitor and we’ve not introduced any upgrades this weekend.
“Ultimately, we’ve secured a decent place on the grid with Charles and we can have our likelihood to combat for good factors tomorrow, though a podium end will likely be troublesome until one thing occurs in entrance.
Requested about Ferrari’s targets for as we speak’s Dutch Grand Prix, the Frenchman stated that the Scuderia wants to gather as many factors as attainable earlier than the sector embarks on a sequence of tracks that may go well with the SF-24 higher.
“However it’s essential to attain as many factors as attainable, as a result of we’ve seen to date this season that groups can go up and down and when you might have a troublesome weekend like we’re having right here, we should nonetheless attempt to get the most effective end result we will.
„There will likely be tracks that go well with us higher within the remaining races and we will even make progress with the automobile quickly.
„With Carlos, it’s been a bit tougher, as he went into quali having been unable to do any laps on the Gentle tyre yesterday and when the gaps are so small, that is the end result and he missed out on Q3 by lower than a tenth.
“I anticipate Carlos to get again on the tempo fairly early within the race tomorrow. Tonight we can have a great have a look at what we will do to assist him when it comes to technique and tyres.“
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