F1: Hard blow for Ferrari, it announces heavy things for the future

After a very good start to the season, Ferrari had a somewhat more complicated weekend in China. Nevertheless, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz obtained 4th and 5th place in Shanghai. The Spaniard, although he recognizes that the overall performance was insufficient, affirmed that the debates would be very different in Miami.

Ferrari saved the furniture. In touch with Red Bull since the start of the season, the Scuderia limited the damage during the Grand Prix of Chine this week-end. Still behind Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz et Charles Leclerc tried to limit the damage with a 4th and 5th place. From now on, the two drivers of the Italian team want to achieve a big blow Miami in two weeks.

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“I think we just weren’t strong enough”

“At least we saved fifth place, but given the pace of the car this weekend, the decisions we made and the situation after the start, I think it was the maximum we could achieve”notably analyzed Carlos Sainzrelayed by Next-gen Auto. “The weekend wasn’t very good for us as a team. I think we just weren’t strong enough this weekend, sixth and seventh in qualifying and clearly a little bit below in the race. We clearly lacked pace compared to Norris’ McLaren”.

“For Miami, I have a better feeling than here”

“There will be other circuits like Australia where I think we will be in the mix, so it depends a lot on the circuit. But it is clear that if we want to be stronger on circuits like China, we need a better platform for this type of track. I think so. For Miami, I have a better feeling than here. It won’t be like Australia, but I think Miami should be a little better for our car.”continues Carlos Sainz.