Scuderia Ferrari had a mixed day at the Algarve International Circuit office. Charles Leclerc managed to score a top 6 finish but teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. ended up outside of the points.
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A less favorable strategy gave Sainz a chance to get a good finish to rest. Team boss Mattia Binotto vehemently defended his team’s strategy.
“We are leaving this race disappointed, we wanted a better result,” said Binotto. “On paper we could have liked this track, but on Saturday we were not perfect with Leclerc.” With Sainz, we wanted to try an undercut that wasn’t working.
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“We got it into trouble by putting the yellow tires on. It wasn’t a mistake, our ambition was to overtake Norris at this moment in the race. With the smoothness with which he ran well, we exaggerated with the ambition to overtake him immediately. “
Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 18, 2021 Ferraris Carlos Sainz Jr. in action during the REUTERS / Jennifer Lorenzini race
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc are looking forward to the next race of the season
Nevertheless, the team has to leave this result behind and move on. This coming weekend, the F1 Brotherhood will visit the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona.
According to Binotto, the circuit in Catalonia is an excellent way to gauge how your season will develop. In his own words, if your car is fast on this track, it will be pretty fast on other tracks.
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Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 15, 2021 Ferraris Carlos Sainz Jr. at the FIA press conference FIA / Handout via REUTERS
The Italian stated that the Maranello team are looking for a redemption for their bad 2020 campaign. You all know the car has a lot of potential; That is why Ferrari wants to be ready and get a better result.
Of course, success won’t come overnight, but the Italian marquee will hope to move forward by leaps and bounds. On the positive side, both drivers are well among the top 10 in the championship. However, you will want to make sure it stays that way in the races to come.
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