“I don’t know why people expect pole position and victory for Ferrari this weekend, maybe because they saw the package and saw that it was almost a new car and that we were going to fly here. The fact is it’s a McLaren circuit and a Red Bull circuit and no matter how many improvements you bring, it’s always going to be difficult.”declared the Spanish Ferrari driver in front of the Spanish press present at the Circuit de Imola after being 5th in the classification of F1 Emilia-Romagna GP 2024.
The one from Madrid When asked by MD, he assured that on Friday he does not believe that Red Bull has no potential which they showed this Saturday on a day where they seemed to suffer in the first free practice sessions.
“Max knew how to do a good lap. I think I saw that he got caught in a slipstream as well, which definitely helped, but they don’t go to free practice… we know very well that in free practice they save a lot on their motor. So I think that maybe people or you think that we will still be close. But things are always saved on Friday,” Carlos told this newspaper.
BACK TO Q3
Honestly, I haven’t done a good or perfect lap all weekend. The soft tire has always cost me on this tire. The whole weekend was very fast on average, on hard, on used tires. Then I put the new soft, one lap and I found almost no time, which is something that surprises me and something that I have to do on this circuit. In other circuits this was not a problem. But for some reason this weekend was difficult for me and it showed in the classification. But tomorrow should be better.
FERRARI, FIGHT FOR PODIUM WITH LECLERC AGAINST MCLAREN
Well, with the whole team, we will try to reach the podium with at least some of the cars and put McLaren in a bind and see how we can beat them, because that is the goal. The fight for victory will be difficult because it is clear that there are many positions, and in a circuit where it is difficult to overtake, but look what happened in Miami. You have to learn from this kind of race and know that tomorrow everything is up for grabs
MAX MAKES THE DIFFERENCE WITH HIS HANDS
Does Max make the difference? Yes. I think Max has been doing it for a long time and right now he is number 1. And he proves it every weekend. And he takes advantage of a Red Bull in the best possible way and without fail.
POSSIBILITY OF RAIN
I didn’t look anymore. I don’t look at the possibility of rain until the day before. This may be the key. If it comes it can spoil everything and we can have a good race.
Source: La Verdad
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