Ferrari completed the Singapore weekend with a fifth and seventh place. A optimistic outcome contemplating the fifth row on the beginning grid, however lower than the expectations earlier than the race. Nevertheless, Fred Vasseur chooses to see the glass half full, additionally explaining the episode that price them a possible entrance row in qualifying. The Workforce Principal of the Prancing Horse additionally appears to the longer term, hinting at extra updates coming within the subsequent race in Austin.
Sunday’s satisfactions “It’s at all times good to finish the weekend on a optimistic word, and at this time we had a very good race,” Fred Vasseur begins. “Alternatively, having a race like this simply will increase the frustration after a unfavorable Saturday. Nevertheless, I desire to be annoyed on Sunday night after a nasty Saturday however a very good race, somewhat than being annoyed on account of a nasty race. I feel ending like that is additionally good to strategy the three to 4 weeks break with a excessive spirit.”
The Workforce Principal highlights the shut race tempo between Leclerc and Norris within the remaining laps, with all the required caveats: “I don’t know if Lando was pushing at full tempo within the final 20 laps, however our tempo was related and that’s encouraging. […] Possibly he was alternating sluggish and quick laps to recharge the batteries and go for the most effective time; I wasn’t paying consideration. No less than the tempo was related, though at this time’s objective wasn’t to match Lando however to recuperate and rating factors.”
The qualifying issues Fred Vasseur acknowledges that the expectations earlier than the race have been for a greater outcome: “On Friday, we have been in higher form than a fifth and seventh place. It means we misplaced one thing through the weekend, that’s clear. In case you begin ninth and tenth in Singapore, you probably did one thing improper on Saturday. We shouldn’t blame something or anybody on Sunday. It’s about doing a greater job in qualifying.”
“I’m unsure, however I feel in Q2 we have been second, a couple of tenth behind or one thing like that. In Q3, we then had just one lap obtainable due to the pink flag, and we wasted that chance. Alternatively, whenever you’re combating for a tenth, you’re on the lookout for each further kilometer per hour. We made a mistake in flip 1, and that’s the way it went. I don’t need to blame anybody, however it’s a part of the sport. We have to keep targeted.”
Proper after the qualifying session, Charles Leclerc complained concerning the tires being too chilly popping out of the pits. Frederic Vasseur clarifies what occurred: “I don’t suppose it had something to do with the tire blankets. After we have been about to depart the pits, everybody was taking part in video games, as nobody needed to be first or final. We pretended to tug the automobile out of the storage, everybody copied one another, and we stopped for some time on the exit. Then we nearly utterly regained temperature, however it’s true that we reached flip 2 with tires that weren’t in optimum situation, although simply barely. As soon as once more, there was just one lap obtainable, and also you’re making an attempt to get that final kilometer per hour. If in the long run [on the grid] you end up a row behind these forward, you remorse not pushing tougher. I spoke with Charles about it; it’s a part of the sport.” – the French supervisor identified on the finish of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Wanting in direction of Austin In conclusion, the Workforce Principal appears forward to the subsequent race in Texas, commenting on rumors about new updates coming to the automobile: “Everyone knows that we’ve already began growing subsequent 12 months’s automobile. We’ll attempt to do our greatest to have some small updates for the subsequent race. I consider they would be the final for everybody. They’ll assist us, however will probably be the identical for the opposite groups. Within the final six races, we’ve seen such a good battle that each single half could make a distinction.”
Sep 23, 2024
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