Ferrari upgrades coming sooner
Ferrari is planning to bring big updates to their car for the next Austrian GP
Initially the upgrades were planned for the Hungarian GP. However the shockingly dismal performance by Scuderia Ferrari team has prompted them to bring the upgrades soon.
Charles P2 finish masks the real truth. Ferrari has been really slow on the straights, losing as much as 1 second per lap. This is the case with other Ferrari powered teams too – HAAS and Alpha Romeo. 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel could not even make it to Q3 in qualifying. He kept complaining the entire time during the race about car stability and also spun his car once, while touching Carlos Sainz Jr, who is suppose to replace him next year at Ferrari.
Lucky Charles in an average Ferrari
Charles with a stroke of good luck, safety cars and right strategy somehow managed to come P2. Even he acknowledged that there is a lot of work that needs to be done on the car. They are far away from their main rival Mercedes.
“The SF1000 didn’t measure up, even compared to expectations ahead of the event,” said Ferrari in a statement. “Because of this, development has already been going on at full pace for some time.
“This is in the hope of bringing forward to next weekend the introduction of the aerodynamic package scheduled for the Hungarian Grand Prix – or, at least, some of its components.
“It’s not that these new parts are expected to completely bridge the gap compared to the front of the grid. But the progress in terms of lap time could allow the team to move up the order and put the drivers in a better condition to be able to display their talent.
“Moreover it’s about checking that the chosen direction of development is the right one, precisely because it will be possible to do a true back-to-back on every upgrade.”
Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri praised Leclerc for his performance in Austria.
It will be easier for Ferrari to compare and correlate the effect of the changes, as the upgrades are being bought to the same track.
Positive Ferrari Fans!
Tifosi was obviously disappointed with such a glaring lack of pace. With the new aerodynamic upgrades lets hope that they come closer to Redbull and Mercedes. This will provide wholesome entertainment to all the fans. Though there are no upgrades on the engine side which actually is the biggest concern that Ferrari does not want to admit.
Second GP in Austria will be redemption time for many
Many fans were worried that having two races on the same track back-to-back would be boring. It doesn’t look this way as many teams like Red Bull, Alpha Romeo, HAAS and Renault, along with drivers like Hamilton, Vettel, Albon and Verstappen would be looking for redemption.