The team leader of FerrariFrenchman Frederic Vasseur, said that the race pace of the Italian cars in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix of Formula 1 “It was unacceptable” and he expressed strong self-criticism by stating that they have to improve “in all aspects”.
“We really did not expect to be in this position and we need to analyze the reasons. On the hard tires we had a huge lack of speed, something unacceptable, which we have to correct as soon as possible.”affirmed Vasseur, who at the end of last year replaced Mattia Binotto, the last director of the “prancing horse” team.
The French coach said that he expected “a change of scenery” between the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, something that did not happen and that causes “concern” in the Maranello-based team, the Spanish sports newspaper Marca said today.
Ferrari drivers, Carlos Sainz and charles leclercthey failed to reach the podium in the first two races of the season, as Sainz Jr. was fourth in Bahrain and Leclerc was sixth in Saudi Arabia, where his teammate finished seventh.
However, in the Ferrari camp everyone expects an improvement in terms of the performance of the SF23, the single-seaters designed for this season, which began with the dominance of the Red Bull team and which will have its third official race on April 2 in the Australian city of Melbourne.
Source: Ambito
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