These will be crucial days at Ferrari. There Maranello stable is back from Canadian Grand Prix in which Leclerc took fourth place ahead of teammate Sainz in fifth. An excellent test of the SF-23, with the pilots who knew manage the medium tires very well until lap 40 – finishing the race on a single stop.
Ferrari, very positive race
Montreal was a nice breath of fresh air for all the engineers in Maranello, but also for the drivers. Leclerc and Sainz smiled several times after the match, making it clear that this is the car they hope to have always available. However, there is no certainty on this topic the next steps – Silverstone above all scheduled for 7-9 July – will be very important to understand how much progress Ferrari has really made on the very delicate issue of race pace and degradation.
A little red Saturday
Despite the excellent result achieved in the race, Saturday in Montreal was certainly not exceptional for Ferrari: Leclerc finished eleventh, while Sainz was eighth he climbed to eleventh position - making his teammate gain one - following the three-place penalty received for impeding Pierre Gasly. Leclerc's eleventh place caused quite a bit of discussion, in particular due to the team's choice to fit the slicks too late to the Monegasque who, in the GP place, he showed all his anger: “Unfortunately I don't know why we stayed with the intermediates on a completely dry track and we went on slicks when it started raining, making life difficult for us, I don't agree with the team."
Vasseur turns to Leclerc: "I would like him to put himself in our shoes too"
Very strong words, with Leclerc who then corrected the shot in the live post-qualifying broadcast on Sky. Vasseur he appreciated the gesture and, analyzing what happened after the GP, wanted to give some small suggestions to his number #16: “A confusing situation arose while Leclerc was in the car. I think it was due to the fact that he didn't have the overall vision of what happened. I wish he would put himself in our shoes sometimes, It's definitely an aspect that needs to improve."
