Ferrari’s group boss, Frederic Vasseur, said that Charles Leclerc “blew up all the things” in his failed try to overtake George Russell for the lead throughout the System 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc had a robust 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 automotive struggled with aggressive graining, inflicting him to lose important time, which noticed him fall behind not solely his teammate Carlos Sainz but in addition Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen. This pressured Charles Leclerc into an early pit cease.
Within the post-race interview, when requested concerning the extent of the graining challenge, Frederic Vasseur acknowledged its important affect on Ferrari’s race, emphasizing the way it disrupted their efficiency throughout an important part of the race: “Not on the medium, nevertheless it’s actually relying on the tempo that you just need to have. I feel Charles was behind Russell and when he tried one lap to push and to assault Russell, he blew up all the things. It was true additionally for [Lewis] Hamilton on the finish. It’s actually on the sting all the time and [the drivers] must 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 might be within the shadow of the mid-pack and when you pit at this stage, it’s important to overtake all people. It’s important to look forward to the others, and it’s what occurred with Charles, it’s important to look forward to the others to pit, as a way to pit your self and it’s a difficult state of affairs nevertheless it’s like it’s.” – the French supervisor identified on the finish of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Workforce 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 elements contributed to the problem.
With the Las Vegas Strip Circuit experiencing extraordinarily low observe temperatures, graining was all the time anticipated to be a big 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 challenge 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 mix of observe situations, tire habits, and the automotive’s efficiency on the circuit all performed a job within the struggles the group confronted in the course of the race.
“I’m unsure that it’s the Ferrari or the drivers, it’s a mix of situations. Should you push the setup of the automotive, the compound and generally you might be placing your self when you’ve got a have a look at the second and third stint with the identical compound for everyone with the 2 units of onerous you’ve gotten additionally distinction of efficiency, it signifies that it’s not simply associated to the automotive it’s generally associated to the extent of gasoline, or the way you open the stint. As a result of when you’ve got a have 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’ve drivers who push slightly bit extra the primary two or three laps they usually open the graining far more than the stint after when they’re a bit conservative.” – the Ferrari group boss added
“The problem is that when you’re on the observe you might be racing with a competitor and you’ve got a automotive in entrance of you and also you need to push and it’s very tough to seek out the fitting strategy.” – Fred Vasseur concluded.
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