This year, the tires from Pirelli, the main tire supplier for Formula 1, were criticized by many in the paddock. Several teams have faced the problems caused by the tires and Ferrari is the latest to join the list. Just as the team in France looked like they were going to take home a good score, tire wear ravaged Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc and they went home empty-handed.
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However, her new addition Sainz doesn’t think this was a one-off event. In fact, he thinks it’s a trend and the team felt the tire problems in Bahrain.
Despite qualifying in P5 with his team-mate Charles Leclerc in P7, Ferrari had a pretty bad racing day. While Sainz finished P11, the Monegaske went home with a low P16.
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What did Carlos Sainz say?
Regarding the tire problems he said: “It’s a trend and I would even say that it has been a trend in the team for years. They talked to me about this in December and I let it go, I didn’t think it would be that big – maybe everything could change with the new tires this year. “
Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 19, 2021. Ferraris Carlos Sainz Jr. during a press conference in front of the Monaco Grand Prix Pool via REUTERS / Sebastien Nogier.
“But since Bahrain it has been clear that something is going on with the car and the tires that we don’t understand, and I felt that straight away,” concluded the Spaniard.
“We expected to fight at the French GP”: Ferrari director Laurent Mekies
Ferraris Racing Director and Head of Track Area, Laurent Mekies, has already claimed that the Maranello-based team will no longer upgrade their current machines. In addition, the Reds are fully focused on developing the car for the next season.
Meanwhile, following the French GP, Mekies announced that it was no surprise that the Reds were struggling at Le Castellet.
“We expect that we will suffer on this track. We would definitely say that these tracks are a big challenge for us as we can keep checking how we correlate, how we prepare and how we understand our car, ”he said.
Formula 1 F1 – French Grand Prix – Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France – June 20, 2021. Ferraris Carlos Sainz Jr. in action during the REUTERS / Eric Gaillard race.
“Speaking of weaknesses: The next big issue for us is to find a constant pace in the upper midfield, even in the race – that was more of a roller coaster ride.”
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With a weekend with no points at the French Grand Prix, Ferrari fell back to fourth in the constructors’ championship, 16 points behind its rival McLaren.
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