The Ferrari team in Australia did not score any points, although Carlos Sainz started from the top five and went on to fight for podium places. Charles Leclerc started the race in seventh, but dropped out of the race immediately after the start due to contact with Lance Stroll’s car, and his partner, although moving up to 4th, dropped out of the top ten after 5 seconds. penalty for colliding with Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin during the final restart.
Carlo Sainz (12th): “I had a good start and was riding confidently on Medium tyres, but we were out of luck: we pitted just before the race was first stopped by red flags. This dropped me to 11th position, but I managed to recover well, make some nice overtaking maneuvers and keep a good pace, so I’m happy with my job.
Overall we had a good race but the penalty thwarted all our efforts and I don’t agree with him. It is difficult for me to deal with upset feelings, but I will try to think only of positive moments and concentrate on preparing for the next race.”
Charles Leclerc (retirement): “It’s a pity that the race ended like this for us, but it was due to a racing incident and I don’t think we could have acted differently. Too bad of course, but let’s hope that next time everything which goes more smoothly.”
Frederick Vasseur, Team boss: “Today we did not score any points, but this result does not reflect the progress of the team. We took a step forward in terms of speed and efficiency, but more importantly, in the race we showed a stable pace on rubber of all compounds, including hard. Is that the results of yesterday’s qualifying did not match the potential of the Scuderia.
When we talk about our reaction, we are first of all upset. Clearly Charles was out of luck, he was the victim of a racing incident at the start. We made the right decision to call Carlos into the pits when the safety car first came out on track, but because of the red flags he had to start from 11th position, but then bounced back perfectly.
The penalty he received had an extremely negative impact on his result, but nevertheless we return to Maranello knowing that we are on the right track. We have now worked hard for three weeks to optimize and upgrade the SF-23 in preparation for the upcoming races.”
Source: F1 News
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