Following Charles Leclerc’s Frustration, Frederic Vasseur Gives Reassurance As Ferrari’s New Changes Show Underwhelming Effects: “Not a Complete..”

“It was supposed to come a lot later in the season and the whole factory was just flat-out these last few months, because of the situation, to try and bring it earlier.” These statements from Carlos Sainz capture the Maranello camp’s thirst for excellence. The upgrades the Scuderia introduced in Spain yesterday were originally scheduled to show up much later in the season, but their predicament forced them to introduce it much earlier, and with the disappointing results it brought at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, team’s star driver Charles Leclerc remained dissatisfied. The upbeat team boss, Frederic Vasseur has nevertheless reassured his driver.

Since the start of this season, the Ferrari team has done everything in its power to defeat Red Bull, its competitor from the previous year, yet it appears that the stars haven’t quite lined up for them to achieve the desired outcomes. The Monaco race, in which the Ferrari team once again failed to place in the top three, is one of the many events the Prancing Horse might want to forget this year.

This caused the team to bring the upgrades to Spanish GP earlier than expected. However, they weren’t up to par. As a result, Charles Leclerc expressed his discontent. According to the Monegasque, “he’s not expecting any big miracles, to be honest.” While adding further, he said, “From now on, we want to try and bring some small upgrades every race. This one should go in the right direction, but I don’t think it will be a massive change.”

The team’s performance during the practice session at Barcelona Circuit was disappointing since the Ferrari had previously adopted an in-wash solution following the introduction of new aerodynamic rules last year. Whereas the Prancing Horse has subsequently switched to a downwash. It is claimed that Red Bull’s setup was the concept’s primary inspiration. The situation has been extremely challenging for Ferrari. However, now Frederic Vasseur has comforted his squad.

As per Speedcafe, the Frenchman said, “It’s a change for sure, but it’s not a new car, We are making a step forward and we are opening some doors for the development for the future, but it’s not a complete change.”

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Prior to this, the hometown hero was enjoying a good day, finishing behind just Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso in qualifying. However, for obstructing Lando Norris in the tunnel during the final qualifying round (Q3), the 25-year-old received a three-place grid penalty. Apart from this, it came to light that Carlos Sainz had harshly criticized Ferrari’s approach. As a result, Leclerc is anxious for Ferrari to move quickly and learn from their errors in Monaco.

Charles Leclerc highlights Ferrari’s major mistakes from the Monaco Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc wants his team to quickly absorb the lessons from Monaco GP’s mistakes after experiencing one of the most agonizing seasons last year, in which he was leading the driver’s championship and was swiftly defeated by Max Verstappen’s brilliance due to tactical errors. So what went wrong, and what could the team do differently going forward, according to Leclerc?

Despite performing admirably in his home event, the 25-year-old completed his race from the same point he started. Right before a mid-race downpour, the Monaco native pitted to switch from hard to medium compounds. On the other hand, the Spaniard was heard on the team radio criticizing Ferrari’s tactics when he dropped from fourth to eighth.

Leclerc told Sky Sports before the weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, “In terms of the mistakes that happened in Monaco, of course, there was the qualifying one with the traffic.” Later, while pointing out the communication to be an issue, the Ferrari driver said, “This is [a] communication [issue] and we have been looking into it. I should have also been more aware and looked around a bit more even though it was in a very difficult place of the track with the tunnel.”

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