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Vasseur praises “under control” tyre degradation as a key factor in P3/P4 for Ferrari at F1 Japanese GP

Nicolas Lopes9 months ago9 months ago08 mins

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has praised Ferrari’s much-improved tyre degradation in the 2024 F1 season as a key factor contributing to their good result at the Japanese GP, with Carlos Sainz taking the final place on the podium, just ahead of his team-mate Charles Leclerc in P4. After a somewhat anonymous qualifying performance compared…

Vasseur: Ferrari F1 drivers no longer in tyre management “survival mode” in 2024

Magdalena Put9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Ferrari seem to have breathed new life into the season, breaking Max Verstappen’s win streak with an emphatic 1-2 finish in Australia. Admittedly, Verstappen’s absence played a role in the outcome of the race. Sergio Perez had a messy race, compromised by an errant visor tear-off that got lodged in the floor of his RB20….

“Under pressure, they will make mistakes” – Vasseur wants to keep the heat on Red Bull after F1 Australian GP 1-2 for Ferrari

Chiara Martin9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

After Carlos Sainz’s victory at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix ended Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s nine-race winning streak, Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari’s team principal, shared his belief that this victory demonstrated Ferrari’s ability to pressure Red Bull into making mistakes. The win in Melbourne not only marked a significant achievement for Sainz, especially considering he…

Vasseur after Sainz’s “fantastic job” in F1 Australian GP: “We agreed together to push until the last lap of the season”

Marika Petracca9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

“Life is a rollercoaster.” This way chirped on the radio to his race engineer Riccardo Adami, a grinning Carlos Sainz after winning the Australian Grand Prix with a brilliant performance. A rollercoaster indeed, as only two weeks ago he was forced to sit out of the Saudi Arabian GP and spend Sunday in the hospital…

Mercedes F1 secures two key Ferrari staff from 2025; D’Ambrosio to join the Scuderia

Chiara Martin9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

Mercedes has successfully secured two of Ferrari’s senior staff members, with the former chief designer, Simone Resta, among the high-profile captures. It was first revealed by Autosport that Resta will join Mercedes as Strategic Development Director, where he will collaborate closely with Technical Director James Allison on advancing car-related projects. Joining Resta in the switch…

Vasseur “completely impressed” by outstanding debutant Bearman at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Jonah Presser9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

Britain’s Oliver Bearman has had a rollercoaster of a last few days. After getting pole last Thursday in Formula 2, he was called up to replace Carlos Sainz and drive for Scuderia Ferrari in F1 for the rest of the weekend, as the Spaniard was dealing with appendicitis. He was the youngest driver to ever…

Ferrari has to “improve in every single area” to catch Red Bull Racing in 2024 F1 season — Vasseur

Melis Öktür9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

Even though they are still adrift of Red Bull Racing, Ferrari no longer considers itself to be in a “useless” position to compete with Red Bull in Formula 1. Despite the Maranello team’s rise to be Red Bull’s main rival ao far this season, they have been unable to prevent Max Verstappen from starting on pole…

The hype over Ferrari F1’s P3 finish in Bahrain GP is overblown, when P2 was possible with Leclerc

Harshpreet Kaur10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

2024 Formula One season has just begun. We spent the first two track weeks in Bahrain — first for testing, second for racing. One down. Twenty-three to go. The reality has sunk in — Max Verstappen is inevitable. The next stage is reluctant acceptance. Unless the other teams find a big step, it is set…

Vasseur praises “more than professional” Sainz for “very strong” F1 Bahrain GP performance

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago03 mins

February 1st 2024 will long be remembered in Formula 1 circles. Scuderia Ferrari announced the extraordinary news that they signed Lewis Hamilton for 2025 on a multi-year deal. That means Carlos Sainz’s future beyond this year is yet to be sorted as Charles Leclerc will be partnering the seven-time World Champion following an extension to…

Ferrari remains optimistic despite F1 Bahrain GP issues as Vasseur vows the team will “continue to push like hell”

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

As anticipated, Ferrari proved to be Red Bull’s closest rival in Bahrain. The Scuderia appears to have delivered on its promise to improve race performance and has seemingly mitigated the high tyre degradation that plagued them last year. Despite these encouraging signs, there was also some disappointment in the Ferrari camp, as Charles Leclerc’s debilitating…