The Qatar Grand Prix was certainly not unforgettable for the Ferrari in terms of performance, with the seventh and eighth place in the final of the Sainz-Leclerc duo. The result of the Losail race, however, allowed the drivers of the red to almost arithmetically secure third place in the constructors’ ranking, the main objective of the Maranello team in this year considered to be of transition pending the change of regulations. However, there are still two races to go and – despite the hope expressed by team principal Mattia Binotto to be able to finish this year as soon as possible – the Prancing Horse has a duty to try to do well in both.
However, both the Jeddah and Yas Marina circuits represent an unknown factor for all the teams. The first is an absolute novelty in the F1 panorama: a city track, completed a few days ago, very fast and with walls ready to severely punish any driver error. The second is now a classic of the Circus, but this year it got a makeover with a less tortuous and faster layout. Characteristics, these, which may not marry with the quality of the SF21, which not surprisingly this year has shone on slow tracks, such as Monte-Carlo and Budapest. The same Carlos Sainz he underlined how the last two rounds can prove to be treacherous for the Italian team.
“The last few tracks are a bit of an unknown – commented the Spaniard – on Jeddah we have no idea what we will find. It looks like a very fast circuit and we have seen how, on such tracks, all of a sudden the center-group compresses a lot, with cars like Alpine, AlphaTauri and McLaren. In Saudi Arabia there could be a very close battle and Abu Dhabi, with the new changes they have made to the circuit, also looks like a high speed track. There are fewer chicanes. This could bring the whole center-group closer together. It could be a very difficult couple of races“he concluded.
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