Scuderia Ferrari’s Frédéric Vasseur is aiming for a powerful Canadian Grand Prix, after an underwhelming begin to the 2023 FIA Formulation 1 World Championship for the Italian group, who sit fourth within the Constructors’ Championship.
Ferrari come into the weekend following an especially disappointing displaying in Barcelona, with Carlos Sainz Jr. ending fifth on the Spanish Grand Prix and his teammate Charles Leclerc ending eleventh after getting knocked out in Q1 for the primary time in his Ferrari profession.
Ferrari have fallen behind each Aston Martin Armaco F1 Workforce and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Workforce within the standings and when it comes to efficiency currently, and will likely be hoping they’ll bounce again in Canada, however Workforce Principal Vasseur has made it clear that they nonetheless need to make enhancements with their race tempo regardless of current upgrades.
“We come to Canada realizing that there’s nonetheless room for enchancment when it comes to race tempo with the SF-23. Nonetheless, the upgrades launched on the final spherical in Spain meant that the automobile behaved extra persistently within the race in Barcelona.”
Vasseur regarded again on final 12 months’s efficiency on the Canadian Grand Prix, and hopes the group can use that and the assist from the followers in Montreal as motivation all through the weekend. Final 12 months noticed Sainz combat for the win with Max Verstappen till the final lap, and Leclerc combat his strategy to fifth from the again row after taking a number of engine penalties.
“Final 12 months in Montreal, each our drivers raced rather well, with Carlos ending second after placing the winner underneath strain all the best way to the flag, whereas Charles fought his method by means of the sphere from the again row of the grid to assert a fifth place end. Ferrari has at all times loved loads of assist in Canada and we hope to ship a powerful efficiency for our tifosi this weekend.”
