It was not a simple afternoon for Scuderia Ferrari in Montreal, with both drivers excluded in Q2, finishing eleventh and twelfth respectively. From the first attempt in Q1, both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz struggled to find grip, with the Spaniard losing precious milliseconds by sliding out of the last corner, thus failing to qualify among the top 10.
A day to forget for the Italian side
The disappointment is significant, considering that the Maranello team arrived in Montreal riding the wave of enthusiasm after the Monaco triumph. The low temperatures also did not help with warming up the tires, the real weakness of an SF24 single-seater that struggles terribly in the first sector on every type of track.
Interviewed at the end of qualifying, Carlos Sainz provided an analysis of what happened: “What problems did we have today? Just a lack of grip.” – the Spanish driver added.
“I think if we had done everything perfectly with the use of new tires at the end of Q2 and not at the beginning, and if we had potentially also done a cleaner last corner, maybe Q3 would have been possible today.” – he pointed out – “But the reality is that today it was too tight at every point. This means that as soon as you don’t do things perfectly, you’re out in Q2, which is not where Ferrari wants to be.”
Explaining the use of new tires in the first run instead of in the last minutes, the Spaniard said: “We saw the rain coming and we saw that potentially the track could be better at the beginning compared to the second half. Normally, at any other track, if we had used the used tires at the end, we would still have made it into Q3 and fought for pole, but when you don’t optimize these details perfectly, when you don’t have a fast car, that’s when you get caught out.” – Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz concluded at the end of a disappointing qualifying session at the 4.361-kilometre Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.
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