Alfa Romeo’s team principal Frederic Vasseur said he was encouraged by Alfa Romeo’s improved performance over the winter, but admits that he will have to complete it with points after winning the first two laps of the 2021 Formula 1 season has not scored a goal.
Although there are still no dots for its name, Alfa Romeo closed the main midfield of F1 in 2021.
Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi just missed the points at the season opener in Bahrain when they finished 11th and 12th.
Imola was a missed opportunity for the team as Giovinazzi was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop while finishing in the top ten while Raikkonen finished ninth on the track at Imola but was given a 30 second time penalty after the race because he did not follow the proper rules procedure under the safety car.
Vasseur assessed Alfa Romeo’s performance so far in 2021 and said: “Firstly, I think we don’t need to draw any conclusions after an event. We have to do it after a couple of events with different layouts and different track conditions and when you improve it never comes off a pillar.
“I think we’ve improved a bit everywhere, including the engine, but we did a good job on the Aero, but the aim was to score and at least we failed on that point, but we sure have one made decent step forward performance, but the goal is to get points. “
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Vasseur remains confident that Alfa Romeo can make the most of its improved challenger of 2021.
“I don’t have to be confident or not confident,” added Vasseur. “I just try to do my best with the team every weekend and I think we had that approach last year.
“We took more than a decent step during the season from the beginning to the end of the season and made another good step between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, but we don’t have to focus on what happened before just to focus on focus on the next. “
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