Ferrari’s workforce boss, Frederic Vasseur, acknowledged that Charles Leclerc “blew up every part” in his failed try and overtake George Russell for the lead throughout the System 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc had a powerful begin to the race, shifting from his fourth-place grid place to second after the opening corners, instantly setting his sights on George Russell, who began from pole.
Nonetheless, because the race progressed, Charles Leclerc’s efforts to problem Russell proved futile. Regardless of his greatest makes an attempt to assault the Mercedes driver, George Russell remained resolute, and the battle started to take its toll. Charles Leclerc’s automobile struggled with aggressive graining, inflicting him to lose important time, which noticed him fall behind not solely his teammate Carlos Sainz but in addition Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen. This compelled Charles Leclerc into an early pit cease.
Within the post-race interview, when requested in regards to the extent of the graining problem, Frederic Vasseur acknowledged its important influence on Ferrari’s race, emphasizing the way it disrupted their efficiency throughout a vital section of the race: “Not on the medium, however it’s actually relying on the tempo that you just wish to have. I believe Charles was behind Russell and when he tried one lap to push and to assault Russell, he blew up every part. It was true additionally for [Lewis] Hamilton on the finish. It’s actually on the sting all the time and [the drivers] should belief their feeling additionally and it’s not a simple one however it’s like it’s. It’s true that on the finish of the primary stint, we misplaced one thing like 10 seconds after which you’ll be able to’t pit additionally as a result of then you’re within the shadow of the mid-pack and in the event you pit at this stage, you need to overtake all people. It’s important to await the others, and it’s what occurred with Charles, you need to await the others to pit, with a view to pit your self and it’s a difficult state of affairs however it’s like it’s.” – the French supervisor identified on the finish of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Staff Principal, Frederic Vasseur, defined that the graining points confronted in the course of the Las Vegas Grand Prix couldn’t be attributed to a single trigger, acknowledging that a number of components contributed to the problem.
With the Las Vegas Strip Circuit experiencing extraordinarily low observe temperatures, graining was all the time anticipated to be a major problem for all groups and drivers. Nonetheless, Ferrari managed to deal with the problem extra successfully than many others, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc securing sturdy finishes in third and fourth positions, respectively.
When questioned about whether or not the Ferrari SF-24 had an inherent problem that led to the difficulties Charles Leclerc confronted in the course of the opening stint, the Frenchman clarified that the issue was not so simple as a single flaw. He defined {that a} vary of things needed to be thought of, suggesting that the mixture of observe situations, tire conduct, and the automobile’s efficiency on the circuit all performed a task within the struggles the workforce confronted in the course of the race.
“I’m undecided that it’s the Ferrari or the drivers, it’s a mix of situations. In case you push the setup of the automobile, the compound and generally you’re placing your self if in case you have a take a look at the second and third stint with the identical compound for everyone with the 2 units of onerous you may have additionally distinction of efficiency, it signifies that it’s not simply associated to the automobile it’s generally associated to the extent of gas, or the way you open the stint. As a result of if in case you have a take a look at Charles for instance it’s when he tried to overhaul Russell that we misplaced the tyres and on the second and third stint we have now drivers who push just a little bit extra the primary two or three laps and so they open the graining far more than the stint after when they’re a bit conservative.” – the Ferrari workforce boss added
“The problem is that if you end up on the observe you’re racing with a competitor and you’ve got a automobile in entrance of you and also you wish to push and it’s very troublesome to seek out the correct strategy.” – Fred Vasseur concluded.
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