The Spanish at home Ferrari, already forced to change the frame after a problem discovered yesterday, he said he found himself at ease with the F1-75 in this first day of testing characterized by the pioggia and mixed track conditions. As well as in Canada the weather can change strategies and upset the plan. We have already seen this in the course of FP1, practically undisputed session. Unlike last race weekend, however, the Red Bull seems to suffer more, perhaps also because of the new ones updates which have further distorted the RB18. In a weekend where anything can happen Sainz sees his first place in the FP2 as a signal of a recovery that had already begun in Montreal.
There is still room for improvement
Ferrari already has one project with a good, if not very good basis. Proof of this is the lack of radical updates on the F1-75. The Maranello team is in fact taking small evolutionary steps, because the car is already highly competitive as a base. At Silverstone, although the teams were able to enjoy only 60 minutes of activity, Ferrari and Sainz obtained the absolute best time and positive data also on the long run. In addition Sainz stressed the good feeling With the car. And this is perhaps one of the most relevant signals given that he initially accused of not being able to govern it.
In qualifying everything is open
For qualification, the scenario is still uncertain. However, at Ferrari they managed to collect some data with the intermediates in FP1, which everyone didn't succeed. It will also be essential to understand the conditions in which FP3 will take place, which in fact is as if they were a second round. These are the statements of the Spaniard at the end of the session:
“The second session was particularly demanding as we hardly had any laps in the first - ha declared Sainz. “We had to concentrate all the work in FP2 to be able to verify our level of competitiveness both in the long runs and in the qualifying configuration. It was an intense afternoon: it was windy, therefore it was not easy to find the right balance in the fast corners and a good compromise for the tires in the slower parts. We've been quick for now, but I think we're there margin of improvement. Qualifying promises to be interesting due to the risk of rain, and in this case the few wet laps of the first session will come in handy. Let's see what Saturday has in store for us".
Statement source: Formula Passion
