Charles Leclerc says Ferrari have a “very totally different” automobile venture for 2024 and their current understanding of their 2023 automobile confirms they’ve made “good selection”; Fred Vasseur optimistic Ferrari will not repeat Mercedes’ error; watch the Japanese GP on Sky Sports activities F1 this weekend
Final Up to date: 20/09/23 6:43am
Ferrari claimed their first win of 2023 on the Singapore GP and could have a ‘very totally different’ automobile subsequent 12 months
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s 2024 F1 automobile shall be “very totally different” from their 2023 challenger and hopes current learnings concerning the SF23’s weaknesses will guarantee subsequent 12 months’s automobile is extra profitable.
After a season blighted by inconsistency and Leclerc and team-mate Carlos Sainz struggling to get a deal with on their 2023 automobile, Ferrari have had an upturn in type within the final two races.
On Sunday, Sainz received in Singapore to ship Ferrari their first win because the 2022 Austrian GP and that got here on the again of a 3rd and fourth-placed end for him and Leclerc on the Italian GP.
Leclerc hopes the current studying and additional checks the staff can do within the remaining seven races of this season will guarantee Ferrari hit the bottom working in 2024.
“We learnt lots throughout Monza particularly about our weaknesses,” Leclerc mentioned within the build-up to the Singapore GP weekend.
“After Monza we understood extra issues that are good for this 12 months despite the fact that it is going to be a small step in the correct path however largely for designing subsequent 12 months’s automobile which is optimistic.
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Highlights of the Singapore Grand Prix from the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit
Highlights of the Singapore Grand Prix from the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit
“Initially the 2024 venture may be very totally different to the automobile we have now this 12 months. And with every thing we have learnt to this point it reaffirms that it is a sensible choice what we have gone for subsequent 12 months.
“The extra we be taught, the higher it’s for doing the previous few particulars for subsequent 12 months’s automobile. It is tremendous necessary and it was actually good to know that earlier than the tip of the season as we nonetheless have fairly a number of races so we will perhaps push a bit extra in that path.
“There have been issues we examined in Monza to guarantee that it was actually the case, and it was. So Zandvoort and Monza we learnt loads and that’s good for this 12 months despite the fact that I do not suppose it’s going to flip our season round, for certain not. It is a good step forwards and for subsequent 12 months this can be a actually good step forwards.
“It will likely be straightforward to say that we have understood every thing now. We understood good issues in the previous few races, whether or not that is all or not it is troublesome to say till we have truly achieved our growth programme and confirmed it was that. So I am not assured that is every thing we needed to discover to shut the hole to Purple Bull however it’s a step in the correct path for certain.”
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On the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, Simon Lazenby and Anthony Davidson focus on if Carlos Sainz was given a race-winning automobile, might the Ferrari pairing be stronger than the Purple Bull line-up?
On the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, Simon Lazenby and Anthony Davidson focus on if Carlos Sainz was given a race-winning automobile, might the Ferrari pairing be stronger than the Purple Bull line-up?
Vasseur optimistic Ferrari will not repeat Mercedes’ error
With Ferrari embarking on a brand new philosophy for 2024, staff principal Fred Vasseur is assured they won’t undergo an identical destiny to what Mercedes have had this 12 months.
Following a stronger end to the 2022 season that included a win for George Russell in Brazil, the Silver Arrows opted to stay with their “zero-sidepod” idea for 2023.
Nonetheless, their lack of efficiency in the beginning of the 12 months noticed Mercedes make the choice to ditch their philosophy after the season-opening Bahrain GP, with a serious redesign arriving in Monaco.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits their W14 stays a “shock field” as they begin creating subsequent 12 months’s W15, however Vasseur is optimistic the learnings Ferrari are making from the SF23 will stand them in good stead for 2024.
“I desire to do good outcomes than unhealthy outcomes,” Vasseur mentioned. “For certain this can assist for the long run – it is a greater understanding of the automobile, higher understanding of the set-up of the automobile.
“I might say primarily it’s a step forwards when it comes to confidence for everyone and that is one of the simplest ways to arrange the long run.”
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Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc had an epic battle on the Italian GP for P3
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc had an epic battle on the Italian GP for P3
Nonetheless, Vasseur careworn Ferrari should not get forward of themselves in pondering they may all of the sudden be world championship contenders as there’s nonetheless a spot to make as much as recurrently be difficult Purple Bull for victories.
He continued: “I believe we have now to remain calm. We all know that after we had a troublesome [run of results] to not draw conclusions that every thing goes badly and that we have now to alter every thing and it is not that after two weekends that we’re world champion.
“We’ve got to remain calm, we have to preserve the identical strategy, to try to develop step-by-step. However there’s nothing magic on this enterprise and you will not discover a bullet for 4 or 5 tenths – if you wish to do a step it’s a must to do tonnes of small steps and it’s what I believe I’ve appreciated into the path of the staff after a troublesome weekend.
“And likewise into the arrogance, as a result of I believe it was most likely in Zandvoort that we unlocked one thing on the understanding of the set-up and we construct up the tempo of Monza, a part of this in Zandvoort, and possibly a big a part of the tempo this weekend.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s dwell Japanese GP schedule
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Look again at among the most memorable moments to have taken place on the Japanese Grand Prix
Look again at among the most memorable moments to have taken place on the Japanese Grand Prix
Thursday September 21
5am: Drivers’ Press Conference10.30am: Drivers’ Press Convention repeat
Friday September 22
3am: Japanese GP Follow One (Session begins 3.30am)6.45am: Japanese GP Follow Two (Session begins 7am)8.45am: The F1 Present: Japan10am: Japanese GP Follow One highlights11.15am: Japanese GP Follow Two highlights
Saturday September 23
3.15am: Japanese GP Follow Three (Session begins 3.30am)*6am: Japanese GP Qualifying build-up*7am: Japanese GP Qualifying*9am: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook9.30am: Japanese GP Qualifying highlights
Sunday September 24
4.30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Japanese GP build-up*6am: THE JAPANESE GRAND PRIX*8am: Chequered Flag: Japanese GP response*9am: Ted’s Notebook9.30am: Japanese GP race replay12pm: Japanese GP highlights
*Additionally on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion
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