The Monegasque driver began from pole and, having misplaced out early on to each Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, was the one driver within the discipline to run a one-stop technique.
He finally slipped again to sixth place, though that turned educational when he was disqualified for a plank infringement.
In the meantime, from fourth on the grid, his team-mate Carlos Sainz adopted the remainder of the sphere in stopping twice on his option to an preliminary fourth place in sight of Norris. That turned third when runner-up Hamilton was disqualified.
Talking earlier than the disqualifications modified the ultimate outcomes, Vasseur conceded that the group had received it incorrect with Leclerc.
“Clearly we’ve got blended emotions,” he mentioned when requested concerning the race by Autosport. “As a result of on one aspect of the storage with Carlos, we did fairly effectively. Beginning P4, ending P4, we completed two or three seconds behind Norris, and I believe all the things went effectively.
“With Charles, who was 10 seconds in entrance of Carlos after 12 laps, we dedicated for one cease, and it was not the great selection, it is apparent.
“In all probability the problem is that we did not have a transparent image about this earlier than the race, we have been a bit hesitating, and he was a bit hesitating into the primary stint, pushing or not pushing. And we made a mistake.
“It was not very clear earlier than the race, as you may think about. We had the 2 choices. When it comes to numbers, it was very, very shut.
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23
“I believe the place we made the error is that we anticipated that the sphere might be 50-50. And it was under no circumstances.”
Vasseur admitted that the group had anticipated others to pit solely as soon as, and that the two-stoppers made life tougher.
“I believe that Hamilton was not far-off to do one cease, [George] Russell, I believe he went for one cease clearly, however as he was the final of the group, it is a lot simpler to alter in case you are final and you’re in the identical technique because the others. It is higher to alter and to take dangers.”
“It isn’t only a matter of tenths of seconds on the tyres, it is a matter of what the others are doing additionally.
“As a result of what was much more tough with Charles was that everyone dedicated for the 2 stops.
“It means that you’ve got rather more visitors round you, as a result of it isn’t that everyone’s doing the identical race as you, and you’ve got a clear race, as you aren’t within the sequence, the fellows are overtaking you one or two occasions.
“And every time that somebody is overtaking you, you’re shedding two seconds. It signifies that when you have got these two occasions, 4 guys, you’re shedding eight occasions 1.5 seconds, it is 12 seconds for the visitors, and the image of what customers are doing. Nevertheless it’s a mistake.”
He added: “I believe the principle difficulty was that we have been a bit in-between. We moved shortly on the 2 stops with Carlos, as a result of within the battle with Max [Verstappen], I believe he had a little bit of deg, and we determined to commit fairly early on the 2 stops. Charles, it was much less apparent.”
Vasseur insisted that he did not wish to speculate about what Leclerc may need achieved with the identical technique as his team-mate.
“For certain you may redo the race and picture that he was six or seven seconds forward of Sainz, and Leclerc would have finished this or this,” he added.
“However I believe it isn’t the fitting method, we’ve got to be centered on the error, to attempt to perceive why you probably did the selection, as a result of we have been satisfied that it was the great one, with the weather that we had at this stage.
“It signifies that the numbers that we had on the pitwall, and on the manufacturing unit at this stage of the race, weren’t good ones.”