by VALERIO BARRETTA
Ferrari, second consecutive victory
After Texas, Ferrari also conquers Mexico. And now he aims to do the same in Brazil to complete a hat-trick that has been perfect or almost so far. At the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez the Scuderia achieved both pole position and victory by one amazing Carlos Sainzwho drove like a champion throughout the weekend, overtook Max Verstappen with malice and took advantage of the duel between the Dutchman and Lando Norris in the opening stages of the Grand Prix to consolidate his first position.
Vasseur’s words
Sainz’s success, above all, is fundamental for the World Cup. If it is true that the Drivers’ issue is a matter between Verstappen and Norris, in the Constructors’ category the Scuderia moved within 29 points of McLaren. Frederic knows this well Vasseurwho jokingly invites the world champion and the Briton to battle even more intensely in the future: “I will keep the same attitude, I hope that all the press talks about Verstappen’s penalty and the fight between him and Norris, so no one focuses on us“, this is the comment of the Frenchman a Sky Sport F1. “I didn’t pay much attention to the duel, but as long as they fight with each other I’m very happy and they can continue as long as they want, maybe even doing something more“.
Then the Ferrari team principal becomes more serious but does not lose his smile, also because he finds himself commenting on a victory and a double podium: “We have to do our job and see how the next one goes. We came close to a one-two, perhaps Charles would have been able to stay in front of Norris but it wasn’t easy to keep the tires up to temperature in that stage because we were saving fuel and brakes. He made a small mistake, but overall it was a very positive weekend and we have to be optimistic while maintaining focus for the rest of the season“.
“It’s a nice series of victories, but from Zandvoort onwards the pace was better“, conclude. “We brought updates to Monza and since then it has gone very well. At the beginning we thought it also depended on the tracks, but we also did well in the last races. I think we will be competitive until the endbut we have to start from scratch in Brazil next weekend“.
