After a nightmare Saturday, with Carlos Sainz’s crash and the tire blanket mishap with Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari redeemed itself within the Singapore Grand Prix, with an SF-24 single-seater that appeared in prime kind and extremely aggressive when it comes to race tempo.
An ideal comeback, particularly for the Monegasque, who placed on an distinctive ultimate stint on the arduous tires, second solely to that of the race dominator and winner, Lando Norris.
After getting previous Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, and Carlos Sainz, quantity 16 additionally went on the assault towards the 2 Mercedes, simply overtaking Lewis Hamilton and placing strain on George Russell till the end line.
It was additionally a wonderful race for Carlos Sainz, with a useful technique that allowed the Spaniard to clear visitors and end in seventh place.
Fred Vasseur sees the glass half full“It was a fantastic Sunday for us,” commented the Frenchman on the finish of the Singapore Grand Prix. “A really optimistic race from either side of the storage, although maybe a bit extra irritating for having compromised our weekend yesterday.” – the French supervisor identified.
“General, nonetheless, the tempo was good. I feel Charles, within the final 25 laps, was on par with Norris. It was a fantastic restoration, and ultimately, we introduced house some good factors for the weekend. Nothing magical, however beginning ninth and tenth, I feel it was arduous to do a greater job.” – the Ferrari staff boss added.
“Am I shocked by McLaren? Sure, however I imagine we might have achieved the identical laps as Norris, or not less than we had the identical tempo within the final 30 laps. We had been with them on Friday and Sunday, whereas one thing was lacking on Saturday. We’ll have time to research every little thing earlier than Austin, however general, I feel it’s optimistic to finish the weekend on a excessive be aware. Now there’s the break, and it’s good to complete this fashion.”
Talking of doable new updates for Texas, Frederic Vasseur lastly added: “Everybody will in all probability attempt to carry their final improve to their vehicles. We’ve got 4 weeks forward of us, and we’ll do our greatest to attempt to deal with the automotive’s weaknesses.” – the Ferrari staff principal concluded.
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Sep 22, 2024
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