Now we're robust all over the place, let's hold pushing

“My again isn’t feeling nice, however this podium is a good painkiller!” For a bodily ache that has been bothering him for a while, Frédéric Vasseur has discovered a treatment with an immediately useful impact: victory.

The Prancing Horse secured its second consecutive win, the fifth of the 2024 Method 1 season, with Carlos Sainz triumphing on the Mexican Grand Prix, whereas Charles Leclerc almost accomplished the job, ending third and setting the quickest lap within the race.

This brings Ferrari to -29 behind McLaren within the Constructors’ Championship and elevates them to second place, having handed Crimson Bull. It’s a major increase in confidence, which the Ferrari crew principal commented on at Sky Sport F1.

Fred Vasseur, the second consecutive double win slipped away a number of laps from the top. Do you assume it was potential to attain it?“I consider we have been fairly near the double win. Maybe Charles may have defended in opposition to Norris. Nevertheless, it was possible tough for him to maintain the tires in the fitting working window as a result of we requested him to avoid wasting brakes and handle gasoline, and he made a small mistake. General, it’s a really optimistic weekend. We have to keep optimistic and hold our focus for the remaining races.”

Now that you’re so near the highest of the Constructors’ Championship, will you be much more aggressive?“We’re -29 behind McLaren within the Constructors’ Championship, however we’ll keep the identical angle. I hope the media focuses on the duel between Max and Lando and on Verstappen’s penalty. Let nobody give attention to us. We have to do our half, and we’ll see the way it goes subsequent weekend.”

“I haven’t paid a lot consideration to the battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. However so long as they’re combating one another, that’s effective. In truth, I hope they’ll do much more subsequent weekend relating to their battle… (laughs).”

Why did you ask Leclerc to gradual his tempo within the first stint of the race?“We requested Charles at the start of the race to maintain the temperatures beneath management as a result of, as you recognize, the automobiles should not designed solely with this observe in thoughts. The Hermanos Rodriguez is a really particular circuit, and a whole lot of administration is required right here. We tried to maintain engine and brake temperatures beneath the restrict, and we did a superb job in that regard.”

Do you assume the SF-24 will stay aggressive within the remaining races of the season?“Since Zandvoort, we’ve carried out a lot better. In Monza, we introduced updates, and it went very nicely. At first, we thought it was only a matter of observe sorts, like Monza and Baku, however then we additionally did nicely in Singapore, Austin, and right here in Mexico, so I feel we will probably be robust all over the place till the top. However watch out, it received’t simply be about how the automotive performs; I feel the crew’s work has been good too. We might want to begin from scratch in Brazil subsequent week.”

Oct 28, 2024Maria Lombardi