Even Leclerc does not hide the difficulties: “We will have to fight with the knife between our teeth”.
Ferrari could end up on the fourth row after the official tests of the Austrian Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel does not mince words to describe the disappointing performance of the SF1000 on Friday during free practice at Zeltweg.
“The Mercedes comes from another planet, the Red Bull is however very difficult to assess at the moment. I don’t think they showed the full potential. Racing Point is a surprise, especially at the pace of the race and not only at the lap. Then there are us, McLaren and Renault, it will be interesting to see in qualification where we will be placed “. This is the ruthless analysis of the quadruple world champion, who then lists the problems of the Prancing Horse.
“The others have more grip, so far our car is not as competitive. We are trying to make the most of what we currently have, hoping that the situation will improve in Hungary thanks to the new updates that are being prepared at Maranello. We are part of a compact group, we have to make sure that we at least lead this group ”.
Unlikely for the next two days: “Can we catch up by Saturday? Not yet, but it’s up to us to work to make the car faster. This is what we have to do, compared to our direct rivals, we lack grip and aerodynamic load, and speed in straight lines because we have more drag. It is a mixture of all these problems. ”
Even Charles Leclerc does not hide the difficulties: “It was good to get back into the car after a long break, but overall, I don’t think the day was too easy for us, so it was difficult to fully enjoy it. The cars are all very close to each other, which is exciting to see on the one hand, but on the other hand, we would like to be able to fight a little higher. ”
“The balance of the car is not that bad, we have to catch up on absolute performance. Our lack of rhythm does not depend on a particular element, so tomorrow we will try different solutions and see if we can find a certain performance. “
“The qualifications will be a good show because there are a lot of teams nearby. We are ready and we will fight the knife between the teeth and tonight, it will be crucial to make the right choices to take to the track tomorrow with a more competitive car ”.
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