Crew boss Fred Vasseur hopes Ferrari can carry out a “sanity verify” when System 1 returns to its conventional weekend format on the British Grand Prix.
Carlos Sainz picked up his first podium since Monaco on the Austrian Grand Prix final weekend, with team-mate Charles Leclerc hamstrung by early injury to his entrance wing that resulted in an unscheduled pitstop for repairs.
The efficiency adopted a weekend in Spain the place the duo did not make an impression on the rostrum positions because it slipped behind Mercedes, whereas each drivers endured a depressing time on the Canadian Grand Prix final month.
Whereas Sainz’s end on the Crimson Bull Ring offers optimism of a rebound, the very fact it got here after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collided when battling for the lead means the outcomes of the dash, the place the Spaniard completed fifth and Leclerc seventh, had been extra consultant.
Each drivers have complained about completely different issues they’ve in driving the automobile in current races however when requested concerning the points confronted by the workforce, Vasseur gave a extra Positive outlook on its fortunes.
“The phrase subject is a giant one,” he mentioned.
“[In qualifying] once we arrived at Flip 3, we had been one-tenth prematurely on Norris. It implies that if we shut the lap – and I do know that now we have to shut the lap – I believe the notion of that is utterly completely different.
Frederic Vasseur, Crew Principal and Common Supervisor, Scuderia Ferrari
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“However for positive, even while you get pole place and even while you win the race, you have got points on the automobile. If you do not have a problem, you might be originally of the top.
“With their driving types and so forth, they will have completely different [issues]. However we modified the automobile massively between Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon and I believe it was higher.
“We modified a bit of bit the weak point of the automobile from nook to nook, however I believe general, we’re there.”
Groups had been afforded only one follow session to organize for competitors in Austria however, with the format reverting for the return to Silverstone, Vasseur desires to make use of the additional follow to verify his beliefs.
“I believe it is going to be useful for us to have FP1 and FP2 in Silverstone, additionally if the climate is sweet, to do a sanity verify on every part,” he defined.
“However surprisingly I am not damaging on the efficiency – surprisingly as a result of we had been within the race, we’re distant from Max. However I had the sensation that we had been in a position to get extra.”