It rains and pours Charles Leclerc and Ferrari. The Monegasque pilot had to abandon the first Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain due to a reliability problem with his car when he was in third position, after a great race, and his problems will increase in front of a Saudi Arabian GP this weekend. Frederic Vasseurhead of the Italian team, assured the Italian press that they had to install a new electronic control unit in Charles’ car, for the third of the year after the two used in Bahrain, thus confirming the penalty that 10 positions on the starting grid for Ferrari number 16.
“Unfortunately, we had a problem starting the car on Sunday morning and a second problem in the race, both with the control unit. This is something that has never happened before and has been the subject of analysis, but unfortunately we have to punish”Vasseur pointed out, clarifying that this setback only affected Leclerc’s switchboard, but nothing similar happened to Carlos Sainz or to the Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo engine customer teams.
“Charles was obviously not happy with how the first race went, but when he returned to the factory he was super motivated. We know the situation and we are all pushing to improve,” he commented regarding last year’s world runner-up .
Car improvements from today
Frederick He even talked about the improvements that Ferrari needs to bring to the asphalt to try to improve the wear of the tires and their speed to catch up. red bull. In this sense, he ensured that the performance of the car was in Bahrain is not representative, that in jeddah things will improve and he mentioned the first developments that are due for Saudi Arabia this weekend.
“The rebound? It is not our main problem, although we always move on the limit. More than that, we suffered with the balance, but Bahrain was not representative at all and in Jeddah the situation will be better. For the rest, we will bring evolutions to Jeddah and Australia. That’s the only way to catch up compared to Red Bull, huge after reducing the weight of his car“.
In addition, he is not worried about the reliability of his engine in Jeddah, where the engine and top speed are really key because of the many kilometers where he goes down on a track full of straights and fast corner: “Reliability is not a problem with a heat engine and that will not penalize us in power”.
The farewell of its chief designer, David Sanchez
Vasseur also referred to the resignation of Ferrari’s until now head of design, David Sanchez, ignoring a personal decision that affects the entire group. “Departures are part of the life of an F1 team, like arrivals. To Sanchez, who has given his contribution to the team, I wish him the best. The position of Mekies? I met him within 25 years and I trust him, He will be one of the pillars of the team in the future if you ask me that.”
Possible signing of Simone Resta (Haas) for technical management
“Simone is doing well with Haas and there are no plans to bring him back.”
Source: La Verdad
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