Ferrari’s momentum from back-to-back victories at the US Grand Prix in Austin and the Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico Metropolis hit a stumbling block on the Brazilian Grand Prix. Regardless of excessive hopes, the Scuderia failed to copy their current successes, leaving group principal Frederic Vasseur wanting forward with optimism to the upcoming weekend, the place he hopes for a stronger efficiency.
Interlagos proved to be a difficult venue for Ferrari. After Charles Leclerc’s triumph in Austin and Carlos Sainz’s victory in Mexico, expectations have been excessive for an additional sturdy exhibiting. Nonetheless, the group struggled to ship, with Leclerc ending a distant fifth. Ferrari managed to safe simply 10 factors in Brazil, a disappointing haul that fell wanting McLaren’s 12-point tally for the occasion.
As Ferrari appears to rebound, Fred Vasseur stays targeted on regaining the shape that propelled the group to consecutive wins simply weeks in the past, because the Italian facet continues preparations for the race which is able to happen on the 6.2-kilometre Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Nevada, USA, on Saturday, November 23: “Final yr we have been in good condition in Vegas, for certain. I believe by way of format, tarmac and so it’s extra near the observe earlier than,” – the French supervisor identified throughout the weekend in Sao Paulo. In 2023, Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen took the race win within the Las Vegas Grand Prix, however Charles Leclerc was sturdy and after ranging from pole place he took P2 for the Maranello group.
Two weeks in the past on the Interlagos circuit, Carlos Sainz’s race led to disappointment after a crash prematurely sidelined him. Workforce principal Frederic Vasseur stays assured, nonetheless, that the Spaniard will reclaim his kind on the Las Vegas Grand Prix. This optimism is tempered by the hope that unexpected incidents—such because the unfastened cowl that induced harm in Sao Paulo—won’t intervene with Carlos Sainz’s efficiency this time round: “I’m not anxious about this. I believe he might be again in Vegas very sturdy. Final yr Vegas was instance, he began on the improper facet of the weekend final yr with the drain cowl.” – the Ferrari group principal continued.
This season, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have each confronted penalties for swearing, however the scrutiny over habits isn’t restricted to the drivers. Final yr, Ferrari group principal Frederic Vasseur discovered himself in scorching water with the stewards throughout the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He acquired a reprimand for his conduct throughout a press convention following harm to Carlos Sainz’s automobile. Reflecting on the incident, the French supervisor joked, “I used to be simply attempting to determine tips on how to say what I needed with out entering into hassle.”
Now, Ferrari faces a vital alternative to make up floor within the Constructors’ Championship. With the hole between them and McLaren sitting at 36 factors, the group is underneath stress to ship a powerful end in Las Vegas and safe vital factors to shut the deficit: “I don’t need to lose some factors, I need to make factors. We now have to do higher weekends than this weekend [at Interlagos], however it’s not a drama. We’ll have a a lot better weekend subsequent race in Vegas and it’s the place we’ll have to attain the massive one,” the Ferrari group boss concluded.
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