Scuderia Ferrari claimed a sixth and an eighth place in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix courtesy of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc respectively. A reasonable result that did not live up to expectations the team had going into the start of the weekend, given that the aim was to be right behind the two teams fighting for the championship titles.
Ferrari Racing Director Laurent Mekies comments and impressions after qualifying:
“There’s no point denying we were expecting to do better. We felt we had the potential to be third in the pecking order behind the two title contender teams and from what we could see up to Q2 this afternoon, it seemed achievable. But for various reasons, things did not go our way in the final part of the session, although we must admit Pierre Gasly in the AlphaTauri was quicker than us, even without the tow he got from his team-mate. This also made the difference with regards to Daniel Ricciardo, our main rival in the fight for third. Despite this, we could have got both our drivers ahead of him, but Charles didn’t get the cleanest of laps on his final run, partly because of traffic and ended up behind him by just a few hundredths. Therefore, we cannot be happy with how today turned out, but it’s Sunday that counts, when the points are given out. We know it will be a very tough race on a track where it’s easy to make a mistake. Another unknown could be reliability given the thin air encountered here in Mexico City. Getting the strategy right will also be important.” – Laurent Mekies concluded, as reported by the Maranello team’s official website at the end of the qualifying session for the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix.
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