While at Spa-Francorchamps things went wrong for Ferrari from the start of the weekend preparations, up to both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz being eliminated in Q2, the Maranello team was the fastest on track in the second free practice session for the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort circuit: the Monegasque driver set the fastest time, followed by his Spanish teammate, as the Italian side is now focused on qualifying.
Despite the strong result and performance on Friday, Ferrari Racing director Laurent Mekies remains cautious on the team’s prospects of fighting for a win: “I don’t think lap times tell the whole story.” – he said, as reported by Motorsport-Total.com. Indeed, Scuderia Ferrari did not concentrate on the long runs on Friday, but mainly on qualifying. According to the Maranello team, this will be the most important session of the weekend because on Sunday Monaco-like scenes are expected at Zandvoort, due to the difficulty in overtaking.
“We won’t let ourselves get crazy: The top three will be at the front again very fast tomorrow and it will be an exciting battle in the midfield.” As Zandvoort is a new circuit on which they have not driven much yet, Laurent Mekies still sees plenty of room for changes in the standings.
Ferrari must improve long runs
“What you saw today is not necessarily what you will see tomorrow. Everybody will improve, everybody will learn, everybody will find the right balance,” he added The long runs are another area of improvement for Ferrari. “That’s where we are most lacking at the moment in terms of competitiveness. Because of the red flag there were no long runs in most of the first practice and in the second practice we were more concerned with qualifying than with anyone else.” – Ferrari Racing director Laurent Mekies concluded.
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