Sixth position for Carlos Sainz and eighth for Charles Leclerc: the balance of Qualifying in Mexico City is rather negative for Scuderia Ferrari, which had other expectations on the eve of the Mexican Formula 1 weekend at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Daniel Ricciardo with McLaren got in the middle of the two Ferrari cars and tomorrow he will be the Italian side’s main target in view of the fight for third place in the constructors’ standings given the fact that Lando Norris is forced to start from the back of the grid as a result of a grid penalty.
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“It was a more difficult qualifying than we expected” – the analysis of Mattia Binotto who was interviewed by Sky Sport F1 at the end of the qualifying session at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – “A slippery track, difficult to evaluate. We have seen so many errors. Charles in the decisive run was not able to put together a perfect lap as he usually knows how to do. There were some mistakes especially in the final part of the lap. This cost him important tenths. We were certainly hoping for something more. It wasn’t the case today, but the weekend is long. There is still the race tomorrow. Many will be penalized and will start from behind. There is still everything to play for in the race and Carlos Sainz’s sixth position is good, Gasly had Tsunoda’s tow which earned him 3 tenths of a second.” – the Ferrari boss explained.
Ferrari’s major issue at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit was the lack of grip according to Mattia Binotto: “The track was really dirty and for this reason there was little grip. The consequence was the difficulty for the drivers to find confidence, with the track constantly evolving. These are all variables that make a driver look for consistency lap after lap and it is not easy. Carlos Sainz was consistent, Charles Leclerc missed a bit today in Q3, but that’s not something I want to insist on. He usually always brings out something special, it didn’t happen like that today.” – the Ferrari Team Principal concluded.
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