A upset Ferrari group ends Saturday on the 4.361-kilometre Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal with each automobiles within the sixth row, leaving a bitter feeling particularly after a Friday when the Maranello group’s temper was very completely different. The drivers themselves had spoken of a aggressive automobile in all situations, each dry and moist, however within the true dry situations of qualifying, one thing didn’t work.
Frederic Vasseur didn’t conceal his disappointment with a qualifying session that didn’t yield the hoped-for outcomes, not solely when it comes to positions but additionally tempo, as a result of clearly with two automobiles out in Q2, it can not merely be a timing or qualifying administration situation.
The selection to begin the second session with a brand new set in contrast to different rivals didn’t repay, because it pressured Ferrari to make use of a used tire within the remaining a part of Q2 when the observe was at its greatest as a result of progressive enchancment of the asphalt. Nevertheless, in accordance with the Staff Principal, it’s not only a matter of a brand new tire, however usually about tire administration.
“It’s not the consequence we anticipated. We struggled quite a bit with the tires. Absolutely, we weren’t the one ones, however it’s no comfort. Russell, for instance, took pole place with used tires, and in the long run, we couldn’t put every part collectively. Let’s deal with tomorrow, yesterday the race tempo was good, each on dry and moist tires,” Fred Vasseur defined in his interview for Sky.
Clearly, the units of sentimental tires are restricted, and a kind of out there can solely be used for Q3. This is the reason Ferrari didn’t match a brand new tire on the finish of Q2. Not like different rivals who selected to maintain the brand new set for the final minutes with probably higher observe situations, Ferrari as an alternative feared the danger of rain, becoming contemporary tires firstly of the session.
“We didn’t change it as a result of the final one was for use for Q3, we have been all in the identical scenario, as a result of what occurred this morning. Everybody had just one new set in Q2, besides Mercedes [who had saved an extra set of softs on Friday, ed.], some determined to suit a brand new set firstly, others on the finish. However we didn’t have the choice to make use of that second set.”
Fred Vasseur highlighted how Ferrari’s difficulties are extra associated to tire administration, particularly with tire warm-up, though a remaining minutes administration that didn’t yield the hoped-for outcomes didn’t assist. For instance, Charles Leclerc did two consecutive push laps, which clearly had a unfavorable impact on the tire, which couldn’t get better earlier than making the final try when the observe ought to have been at its greatest.
The difficulties in warming up the tires aren’t new for Ferrari this season, and right this moment, on a circuit that doesn’t have many high-speed corners to place power into the tires, the Maranello group paid the worth. Frederic Vasseur believes there are some particular components, similar to strain administration, however it’s at all times a mixture of varied components: “It’s at all times a mixture between the compound, the asphalt, the observe temperature, and the automobile’s setup. At present, nevertheless, we weren’t in the suitable place on the proper time, as a result of tire strain and setup, we have to perceive higher for the following qualifying classes. Tomorrow’s race shall be one other story, as a result of it’s about lengthy distance.” – the Frenchman identified on the finish of the qualifying session for the Canadian Grand Prix.
“Yesterday within the moist we had good tempo for the entire lap and it’s one other story, for positive, a lot is expounded to tire strain and comparable issues. Nevertheless, within the race simulation, we have been good yesterday with each dry and moist tires, so I believe tomorrow shall be one other story. We struggled to heat up the tires on the flying lap. We have to do a greater job on this side for the following races,” added the Staff Principal.
Jun 9, 2024
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