Charles Leclerc fourth and Carlos Sainz seventh: this is how the Scuderia Ferrari drivers finished the fourth round of the Formula 1 World Championship, the Spanish Grand Prix. The result confirms that the team is making definite progress compared to last year, which is clear if one looks at the result of this race in 2020, when the gap to the winner was more than double today’s. Qualifying had seen the Scuderia confirm its position as the third force in the field and that was translated into today’s race result, in terms of pace and tyre management. Worth noting that the team’s best performance on a technical level came at the most demanding of the tracks raced on so far this year.
Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto comments and impressions at the end of the race:
“A positive result with a good points haul that sees us close the gap to those just ahead of us. Achieving that was our main aim for the weekend and we succeeded. Charles drove an impeccable race. He was aggressive at the start and did a very good job of looking after his tyres, something that we have worked on a lot with him. Carlos lost positions at the start and that cost him a better result, but he did not lose heart and fought back, making up quite a few places. We head home believing that we have taken a significant step forward compared to where we were in 2020. There’s still a lot of work to do to get the Scuderia back to where it should be and I was pleased to see that the whole team, both at the track and Maranello, is clearly keen to improve.” – the Ferrari boss explained.
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