Ferrari completed the second qualifying session of the Austrian Grand Prix in fourth and sixth positions, confirming that the difficulties confronted in Spain weren’t an remoted incident. The SF-24 appears to have misplaced the stability it confirmed earlier within the 12 months, however the two drivers have totally different opinions on the automotive’s issues. Charles Leclerc highlights the issue in balancing efficiency in gradual and quick sections, whereas Carlos Sainz factors to bouncing as the principle situation.
Charles Leclerc, upset with the qualifying end result however glad with the setup progress, mentioned: “I’d say we’ve made good steps ahead in comparison with this morning; we modified some issues on the automotive,” Charles Leclerc advised the press on the circuit. “Nonetheless, I’m a bit upset with my second lap in Q3; I made a mistake that value us an opportunity to be within the high three. The automotive feels higher, although.”
The hole to Max Verstappen and Lando Norris is important, and Leclerc didn’t hesitate when requested in regards to the present SF-24’s restrict: “In comparison with Pink Bull or McLaren, I’d say it’s the general grip. Nonetheless, we have now a very good stability, and I feel we did a very good job in qualifying.” Whereas the stability is constructive in comparison with Friday, it’s nonetheless precarious general. The problem for Ferrari is to keep away from imbalances between high-speed and low-speed corners.
Charles Leclerc reiterates some extent he made after the Spanish GP, stating that quick corners usually are not Ferrari’s downside in the meanwhile: “I nonetheless assume that once we arrange the automotive properly for high-speed sections, we lose an excessive amount of within the gradual sections. The issue is discovering the stability. It could look like we’re weak in high-speed corners, however that’s as a result of we have now to optimize the automotive for the gradual sections as properly.”
Bouncing as a Limitation
Carlos Sainz has a distinct view, pointing to the SF-24’s slowness in high-speed sections: “With out going into an excessive amount of element, I feel it’s a mix of not being robust in quick corners and affected by bouncing, which makes us extraordinarily gradual in high-speed corners. We’re shedding a tenth in nook 7, one other in nook 9, and one other in nook 10 to Max. It’s onerous to make up for it in the remainder of the monitor as a result of we’re virtually on par in gradual corners.”
There are additionally divergent opinions on whether or not the present points are associated to the most recent updates from Maranello. “I don’t assume so,” says Charles Leclerc. “Perhaps,” replies Carlos Sainz, including: “We see that [the package] works in all areas the place we don’t endure from bouncing. Nonetheless, if bouncing begins at excessive speeds, you need to elevate off. What you acquire in some areas, you lose in others. The extra high-speed corners a monitor has, the more serious the compromise.”
These differing views from Ferrari’s drivers don’t essentially exclude one another and underscore the group’s battle in comparison with Pink Bull and McLaren.
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