Formula 1 will stop in Spain this weekend for Carlos Sainz’s home Grand Prix. Frédéric Vasseur’s objective is clear: to turn the page after Canada and return to previous levels
June 19, 2024
Lhe week of break after the race in Montreal is over and quickly and for the Formula 1 it’s already time to get back on track for the Spanish Grand Prixtenth seasonal appointment e home stage for Carlos Sainz. After the extraordinary triumph of Ferrari In the WEC at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the number 499P #50 of Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina on the top step of the podium and the #51 second with Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado, the Scuderia is called to redemption. Last race weekend in Canada it was disastrous for the Prancing Horse he saw both cars withdrawn and never come into play in terms of race pace. In Barcelona, home stop for Carlos Sainz, the objective is clear and Frédéric Vasseur has made no secret of it: it’s time to turn the page and return to Monaco levels.
LFormula 1 warms up its engines and is ready to return to Europe for Spanish Grand Prix, in front of the home crowd for Carlos Sainz. The Maranello team is called to get back into the game with the top teams to avoid overtaking McLaren in the constructors’ standings and that the gap with the Red Bullcurrently the leader, expands further. Canada’s double zero was the second cold shower of the seasonafter China, for the Red team which will have to regain the levels that allowed it to win first in Australia with the Madrilenian and then in Monte Carlo with Charles Leclerc. This year the drivers will also have to deal with a different track layout. Indeed, in 2021 turns 10 and 11 were reshaped into a long hairpin and in 2023 the final chicane – which was a thorn in the side of the drivers and especially of the cars because it was located at the end of the lap and was very demanding in terms of traction – has returned to its initial conformation, with two very fast final corners that launch at full speed onto the starting straight. These changes didn’t add major passing zones, but they certainly improved the spectacle. The characteristics of the Barcelona route allow teams to understand the real strengths and weaknesses of your car in order to then have confirmation of what the next updates to carry throughout the season. Speaking of new features, after version 2.0 of the SF.24, the Maranello team should bring it The package planned for Silverstone is already on track this weekend to improve competitiveness.
Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari garage
“In the Spanish Grand Prix we want to return to the levels of competitiveness that we have always had so far in the season” he has declared Frédéric Vasseuralso present at Le Mans for the fourth round of the FIA WEC together with Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari. “The team has learned from what happened in Canada and I think we have already turned the page. We must work calmly and focus on ourselves, also encouraged by the fantastic result obtained by our Ferrari Hypercar colleagues at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they won for the second year in a row. The Spanish circuit is a testing ground for the entire car package and we expect to find our usual form here” continued the team principal. “Having said this, almost always this season we have seen a fight on the edge of a hundredths both in qualifying and in the race, so it will be essential to take care of every detail. The team must remain super focused because it is only with perfect executions on the track that we can get to where we want and know we can be. This is Carlos’ home race and I’m sure that the fact of being supported by an extra number of fans will be a further injection of confidence for him. An intense weekend awaits us in which we hope to bring home many points” concluded the Frenchman.
Carlos Sainz on the track in Canada
