The primary European triple-header of the 2025 Formulation 1 World Championship wrapped up in Barcelona, and Ferrari concludes it with two podiums, each secured by Charles Leclerc in Monaco and Montmeló.
Whereas the one earned within the Principality was well-deserved, the results of an SF-25 that proved very aggressive via the streets of Monte Carlo, right this moment’s podium got here because of the intervention of the Security Automotive, which shuffled the playing cards—particularly when it comes to tyres—giving Charles Leclerc a major benefit in his battle with Max Verstappen for the third step of the rostrum.
On the finish of the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari crew principal Frédéric Vasseur commented on what he noticed in Barcelona and the 2 earlier races whereas talking to Sky Sport F1.
What do you consider the contact between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen on the restart?
“I don’t suppose something of it. Max misplaced the automotive popping out of the ultimate nook after the restart as a result of the exhausting tyres are troublesome to convey as much as temperature. Then on the straight, they moved about 20 centimetres—one to the suitable, the opposite to the left. If we have a look at each contact like this one, we’d nonetheless be right here discussing them till Canada.”
The rostrum was lucky, as a result of at a sure level within the third stint, Charles Leclerc was struggling so much on the mediums…
“Sure, that’s a great abstract of what occurred. It’s nonetheless exhausting to grasp why we had a greater tempo on the softs than on the mediums. That applies to us and plenty of different groups. On the softs, we had a extra constant tempo. Ultimately, it’s a great podium as a result of we might have been fourth earlier than the Security Automotive. Then Max didn’t have softs on the finish, he went on the hards, and we took benefit of that to get onto the rostrum. We sacrificed qualifying, and our technique was clear—even when we anticipated a bit extra from the mediums.”
On the opposite facet, Lewis had a simple technique, however ultimately it didn’t work out…
“Lewis’s race was good up till the ultimate stint. Till that time, he had a great tempo. Within the final stint, he had an issue. He was complaining so much in regards to the steadiness, which had been high quality within the first two stints. So most likely one thing occurred to the automotive. Nonetheless, he introduced house good factors for us.”
Are you glad after the Imola–Monaco–Barcelona triple-header?
“This triple-header went properly for us as a result of we made good progress in comparison with what we noticed in Miami and the sooner races. At Imola we had a troublesome qualifying however did properly within the race. In Monaco we have been robust, and right here we sacrificed qualifying to carry out higher within the race. I don’t know if it was the suitable selection, however ultimately, we bought a podium and second place within the Constructors’ Championship. Now we concentrate on the following one.”
Is the aim to assault Max and the McLarens?
“It’s to do the perfect job we are able to. We did the identical final 12 months and we’ll maintain doing it. There are nonetheless 15 races left, and we’ll attempt to enhance and catch as much as McLaren, though they’re very far forward within the championship. We’ll attempt to shut the hole.”
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