Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto admits it will be impossible for the Prancing Horses to solve their problems at the French GP this season. Ferrari was notable in qualifying, particularly during the Monaco qualifiers and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc secured consecutive pole positions. However, the team from Maranello cannot match its qualifying pace in the main race.
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Prancing Horses showed another solid performance in qualifying at Paul Ricard. With Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc who qualify on P5 and P7 respectively. Ferrari seemed poised to take home a good score and extend its lead over rival McLaren in the contractor rankings.
But it turns out to be a disastrous Sunday for Ferrari as both drivers struggle with tire wear. As a result, the Ferrari duo took 12th and 16th place and slipped into 4th place in the constructors’ championship, 16 points behind McLaren.
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What did Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto say?
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto admits it may be impossible for her to make any further changes to her machine this season as per regulations.
“I think we can improve the situation, but to solve it we will need some hardware changes such as the rims, which are not possible according to the regulations. In this phase it is more important for us to really try to understand it and to definitely tackle it for the next year, ”said Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 20, 2021. Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto at the FIA press conference FIA / Handout about REUTERS.
“We have to prepare for such a situation in the future and at least try to alleviate the problem because [it] will be back this year. “
“We expect to suffer on this track”: Ferrari’s sporting director Laurent Mekies
Ferrari director Laurent Mekies has already confirmed that the Red have decided not to make any further developments to their current SF21. In addition, the Prancing Horse are fully focused on developing next year’s car.
In the post-race press conference, Laurent Mekies admitted that it was no surprise that the Maranello team struggled with Paul Ricard.
“We expect that we will suffer on this track. We would definitely say that these tracks are very challenging for us because they provide an opportunity to further review how we correlate, how we prepare and how we understand our car, ”said Ferraris Racing Director and Head of Track Area, Laurent Mekies.
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Formula 1 F1 – French Grand Prix – Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France – June 19, 2021. Ferraris Carlos Sainz Jr. in action during practice REUTERS / Eric Gaillard.
“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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