The staff confronted no disruptions or setbacks over the course of the Melbourne occasion, which noticed Carlos Sainz lead team-mate Charles Leclerc residence in a one-two end.
Sainz was helped by a brake subject that brought on the early retirement of Max Verstappen. Nevertheless, many observers believed that Ferrari would have been within the battle for victory on pure efficiency.
Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez might handle solely a distant fifth place, having began from sixth on the grid.
“No one is aware of and no person will know,” stated Vasseur when requested after the race if Sainz might have overwhelmed Verstappen on advantage. “However when you examine with the tempo of Checo [Perez] you possibly can think about that may have been doable.
“Generally the hole between Max and Checo is massive. However you must recognize the second, that I feel we didn’t solely a very good race, however a robust weekend from the start.
“And it is in all probability from Friday additionally that we construct up the win of right now. But it surely’s additionally displaying that if you end up doing a easy weekend from FP1 from the primary lap with none subject, we’re significantly better.
“And it will likely be not the conclusion, however the path that we have now to observe for the subsequent months.”
Frederic Vasseur, Group Principal and Basic Supervisor, Scuderia Ferrari
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Vasseur advised that the staff has been gaining momentum and experiencing fewer issues on race weekends for the reason that latter a part of 2023. That, in flip, has helped to place extra strain on rivals Crimson Bull.
“Confidence is a big a part of the end in all enterprise,” he stated. “And I feel we’re increase the boldness during the last month, and it was actually the case within the final a part of the season final yr.
“And this weekend, I feel it is good dividends that once we are placing all the things collectively – and I am unsure that we’ll be capable to do it each single weekend, however once we are placing all the things collectively, we are able to put [Red Bull] a little bit bit beneath strain.
“And it is when they’re beneath strain that they may do additionally extra errors. It signifies that we have now to proceed on this route.
“We’re a lot, far more assured on the truth that we are able to handle this sort of occasion, as a result of from lap in the future one we have been there, we’re performant, and it was fairly easy. And it is on this state of affairs that we’re doing one of the best automobile for ourselves for Sunday.”
Vasseur confused that not making errors or going through setbacks is a key to success: “When you could have small points or reliability points or not a clear weekend, you’re dropping time.
“And while you’re in entrance of Crimson Bull, you’ll be able to’t lose one lap. And I feel it is from the start of the season we have now a really constant periods from FP1 to the quali.
“We have been a bit dissatisfied after the [Melbourne] quali, as a result of we have now the sensation that we might have finished a greater job.
“However contemplating that the race was extra based mostly on the tyre administration and tyre deg it was not a drama. And right now was a very good instance.”