“The lack of grip has greatly affected the behavior of the single-seaters”. Carlos Sainz immediately highlighted the main problem faced by Ferrari on Friday free practice for the Mexican Grand Prix. The Scuderia di Maranello hoped to exploit the ability of the SF-21 to generate a lot of heat at the front axle to warm up the tires, but so far the results obtained on the track have not been positive for the men of the Prancing Horse, at least for as regards the podium ambitions as hypothesized by team principal Mattia Binotto following the good performance offered in Turkey.
“We tried several changes from the first to the second session though did not give the desired results. This is why we went back to the settings of the first free practice session to try to find the balance of the morning “, added Sainz, who therefore did not experience a Friday in growth in terms of performance. The Spaniard was the fastest at Ferrari, stopping one second from the best performance by Max Verstappen. Sainz was three tenths faster than boxing mate Charles Leclerc.
“We will try some alternatives to see if we can improve on the flying lap and the performance of the car in general. Some of our competitors seem pretty fast so I expect a good fight “, Sainz concluded in view of a day today in which, at this moment, the goal is more to defend against the assaults of Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri than dreams of glory from the assault of Mercedes and Red Bull.
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