After two races Carlos Sainz He openly admits that Ferrari made a mistake in the “concept” of his car for the 2023 season. Red Bull “He succeeded in everything.” The Maranellos fell behind last year, especially after facing off against the Milton Keynesians in the first half of the course, and now warns that “the gap with Red Bull will be huge and difficult to close.” The Madrid driver who wanted a strong reaction as Mercedes and Aston Martin also passed them.
“It was a surprise for us to see that we are not as strong as last year.. We are not very competitive especially in race pace, this is our weak point. We didn’t do a good enough job, we figured that out and we figured out where the problem was, which is good. We will now try to reverse the situation as soon as possible.”
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In Maranello they are already working on a profound change at the aerodynamics level, but like any radical change, beyond the improvement package planned for Baku or Imola, it will be a matter of time before all the problems of the SF-23 are resolved. . “We got carried away with last year’s car because it was so fast in one lap… But at the end of last season you could see that we were one step behind Red Bull in the race. The change in rules this year has done more damage to our car so we need to look the other way,” said Sainz.
Route correction can take months after the problem is identified: “First you have to analyze the data, test it in the wind tunnel, start manufacturing the parts and get them to the race. We are clear that this is not going to be a solution like a race or two or a month or two.”
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“We’re not going to trash the season. I’m convinced there are ways to make this car faster, and starting tomorrow we will try to make the car faster in the race. We’re doing well, but we can’t be one second away in the race”.