Scuderia Ferrari came away from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a third place courtesy of Sebastian Vettel and a fifth with Charles Leclerc. Sebastian held on to his start position of third and Charles dropped from eighth to tenth, before climbing all the way up to first, thanks to a long stint, having started on the Medium tyre.
Charles Leclerc took the lead when those ahead pitted to shed the Soft tyres, while he came in on lap 35 for his change. In the closing stages, Vettel managed his lead over Max Verstappen, crossing the finish line in third place, behind Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. Charles, now in a comfortable fifth place, stopped for fresh tyres to have a go at setting the race fastest lap, which he duly did, setting a new track record of 1’43”009.
However, the Italian side expected a lot more from this race, as Ferrari’s Team principal, Mattia Binotto, explained at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix: “Obviously we hoped to be more competitive at this early stage of the season and for one reason or another we have not been. However there are still many races left to prove what we can be worth. I think the way of working will not change. We always to try to improve and understand the weak points and try to go forward. We may have to try to push for some choices, be more aggressive in our development. But that is part of normal work.” – Mattia Binotto concluded.
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