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Last March 9 Red Bull once again demonstrated his power in the Formula 1 by registering a ‘double’ in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez They came out on top with little suffering. Of course, in the team of Ferrari There were also smiles and happy accounts.
Charles Leclerc finished in third position and the young Oliver Bearman, who had to debut at the age of 18 after an emergency operation on Carlos Sainz for appendicitis, added points by finishing seventh.
But not only the good locations filled the ‘Scudería’ with hope. Ferrari considers that the gap with the ‘almighty’ Red Bull has been narrowing since the end of last season. And that is exciting.
Frederic Vasseurmain boss of the ‘Prancing Horse’, spoke after the event on Saudi soil and stated with satisfaction that “if you compare it (the performance) with a year ago, we were a second behind Red Bull, “Now we are four, five or six tenths away, so we have reduced the disadvantage by half”according to the specialized portal SoyMotor.
The change of approach that changed everything at Ferrari
For Vasseur, in Ferrari’s evident rise, which has led it to become the second best team, a modification in the work approach they had adopted was vital. No longer just looking for the detail to improve, but working in greater depth.
“Performance comes from all areas and you never have a magic button that allows you to gain five tenths per lap, we have to improve in all aspects“, he expressed.
“That was the approach we had at the end of last year and we took a very decent step forward,” he added, warning that “we continue to push in every area and we are sure that aerodynamics is always the key.”
Finally, the Ferrari boss remarked that “we have improvements on the way, but it is clear that so do the rest of the teams. The most important thing this year It is not about making improvements, but rather that the improvements you make help the car work better.like we did last year, it was a good job.”
