We had no doubts that Australia was difficult. That it would come to this, yes. Ferrari salutes Melbourne with zero points in your pocket. Zero. A number that should make you think, because the time has come to change things a bit.
This time the pilots are wrong
The car is not the best of the track, that's for sure, but it is inevitable that this time to make life difficult Leclerc e Sainz, They were themselves. Leclerc makes a mistake with Stroll in turn three, going into gravel. Sainz causes contact with Fernando Alonso, having to serve 5 second penalty. Mistakes that weigh heavily, which have been fatal for the fate of Ferrari in a weekend in which the first improvements have nevertheless been seen. Also on the speech related to Carlos Sainz, who admitted to having been "robbed", it must be said that the penalty (analyzing only the dynamics) is more than fair.
Race pace
Australia, however, was a race that leaves a good hope at Ferrari. In Melbourne they were not brought important updatesindeed: on the SF-23 the Jeddah background was confirmed, which in any case was not very convincing. The real test for the Reds was about the race pace. In the first two races of the season, Ferrari has always been strong in qualifying, but with many problems in the race. At Albert Park, on the other hand, the usual degradation on the hard rubber was not seen: the goal of wanting to get to the checkered flag with a stop succeeded without too many hitches, with Sainz keeping pace with Alonso and Hamilton.
We have to start again
Positive signs, even in a race where there seemed to be zero (as well as points). Actually Ferrari takes them home. There is this belief how has ammesso Frederic Vasseur"We are all super motivated. The potential is there and our aim will be to put ourselves in a better position to fight. I can assure you that we will not give up."
Ferrari, there are no excuses in Baku
There is therefore the certainty that this team will not give up. But words are not enough, now it is absolutely necessary to take advantage of these three weeks of stop. In fact, without China, Formula 1 will be back on track at the end of April in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will be a very important weekend which will probably kick off the new Ferrari season.
