Ferrari group principal Fred Vasseur says the fan response to the amended schedule on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix reveals Components 1 and the FIA made the appropriate selections.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms led to qualifying being postponed from Saturday to Sunday morning, and with one other worrying forecast for Sunday afternoon the race itself was pulled ahead by 90 minutes. That led to a 7:30am qualifying session that noticed Lando Norris take pole earlier than Max Verstappen’s beautiful victory, and Vasseur says the queues of followers ready to get in reminded him it was the appropriate name for these attending.
“We are able to’t complain,” Vasseur stated. “On the finish of the day, we have been in a position to do the race. I believe the race was a very good one. What now we have to bear in mind is that once I got here at 5am there have been already 1000’s of followers exterior and at the very least for them it’s vital to do the job.
“For positive, the situations weren’t splendid for the group, for everyone, however on the finish of the day it was the one choice to do the race and I believe it was a very good one.”
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Charles Leclerc’s fifth place helped restrict the injury within the constructors’ championship between Ferrari and McLaren, however the Monegasque blamed himself for setup selections hurting his tempo, one thing Vasseur disagrees with.
“He’s at all times the primary one guilty himself however I’m unsure he’s in command of the setup. It was a tough Sunday, however I believe general it’s not a dramatic weekend. And it’s extra on some selections that it was fairly tough to anticipate, issues just like the pit cease. You’ll be able to say on the finish of the day when you keep on observe and you might be ready for the pink flag it’s the appropriate name, however when you crash you look silly.
“Truthfully, these sorts of weekends are fairly tough to handle from the pit wall and the automotive; however it’s extra the tempo and the setup as a result of the tempo was actually tough. We have been seven tenths [of a second] slower than Norris in the beginning of the stint and possibly six or seven tenths quicker than him on the finish.”
