Scuderia Ferrari is preparing for the 2021 British Grand Prix, which will mark the introduction of the new format with the sprint qualifying format, with a defensive attitude. The drivers and management are aware that the British track is not ideal for the current car and for this reason there are no ambitious goals: they will aim to collect points, possibly concentrating their efforts on the Sunday race. The new format may not help, according to Carlos Sainz, who remembers precisely how Silverstone and Paul Ricard are circuits with several points in common. And in France, for Ferrari things did not go well.
Certainly in the front rows the fight will be between Red Bull and Mercedes; while Ferrari will have to face the willpower of McLaren: “There are those who have clear ideas. Like Max Verstappen, the world championship leader who has won the last three races. He shows no signs of satiety this season which could prove exhilarating. He has all the right cards to aim for the title. Lewis Hamilton permitting. Victory, but also the podium, are too far a target for a Ferrari that at Silverstone could find itself suffering from the same issue as Paul Ricard, that is the excessive deterioration of the front tires “, reads the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“At present the expectations for the Maranello team are very limited. The car is modest and it is unlikely that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be able to compensate for the limits on the fast corners. And this applies to both the mini race on Saturday and the actual Grand Prix on Sunday. Format aside, the Verstappen-Hamilton challenge returns to Silverstone. Mercedes brings things designed to counter Red Bull, but Verstappen seems very confident and ready to deliver the decisive blow“, writes Leo Turrini in the Resto del Carlino. At this point, given the conditions, Ferrari will try to keep their nerve, hoping that the weekend can give some positive surprises.
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