The tyre put on concern that plagued Ferrari all through 2023 seems to be a factor of the previous, however workforce boss Fred Vasseur is not taking something as a right.
No doubt, tyre put on through the races was the Maranello outfit’s Achilles heel final yr, whereas this yr the Italian workforce seems to be up to the mark.
Certainly, in Suzuka, regardless of a disappointing efficiency in qualifying the workforce was satisfied that its race tempo would put it in rivalry, which proved to be the case.
Nonetheless, Vasseur is taking nothing as a right.
“From the start of the season we’re a lot better on the tyre administration,” stated the Frenchman, in accordance with Motorsport.com. “And degradation, we had been I believe capable of do the quickest lap in Jeddah and Melbourne on the final lap. It was virtually the case at this time for one-tenth.
“I believe we did an excellent step ahead on this one,” he continued, “we labored quite a bit on the weaknesses, and we improved massively on the tyre administration, drivers, technique, and the workforce.
“And yeah, for positive, we now have another weaknesses, and we’ve got to enhance elsewhere for positive if we wish to do a greater job. However I believe this one could be very nicely below management now.
“However what’s true at some point, it is not true the opposite day, on the tyre administration,” he admitted. “And we do not have to contemplate that that is accomplished. Subsequent week in China may have one other tarmac, completely different climate circumstances, and it is going to be a brand new problem.”
Requested if the anticipated cooler circumstances in Shanghai may be a profit, he stated: “In China, we may have the chance to check in colder circumstances. However I do not know, as a result of additionally we did solely FP3 in colder circumstances,” he added, referring to the restricted working at Suzuka.
“I am unsure that we’re in a greater form, you by no means know concerning the engine settings, degree of gasoline. The deg was below management for us on Saturday, but additionally for them. And it was virtually the identical at this time.
“All the things went very nicely on Sunday,” he continued. “The technique was the nice one for each vehicles, the defending of the place on observe, tyre administration was below management, the pit stops went nicely, the tempo was okay.
“I am very satisfied that we want a superb Sunday. And if we’ve got to vary one thing, it is extra the Saturday that we’ve got to enhance, moderately than the Sunday. However it was a superb job, and a superb teamwork.”
