After being the only group to put Red Bull under pressure in 2022, there was optimism in the Ferrari camp that would have the ability to draw level and defend the title.
The Scuderia got a blow at the start of 2023 when it turned up with a cars and truck in Bahrain screening that fell brief of those expectations and had a hard time on race rate– specifically on hot, high-downforce circuits.
And while group principal Vasseur believes the group can take guts from how it stabilised its efficiency throughout various circuit enters the latter part of the year, in which it was the only group to keep Red Bull from a tidy sweep of 22 race wins, he alerts versus a repeat of its 2023 optimism.
“For sure, I believe the level of expectation was a bit expensive at the start of the season,” Vasseur stated. “We comprehended rapidly the scenario after a number of laps in Bahrain and even a number of laps into the simulator before Bahrain.
“But what I would remember this season is the reaction of the group. We had a difficult minute however keep in mind after Jeddah, Miami, Spain or Zandvoort, Zandvoort is not up until now away and we were practically lapped.
“I believe that we, compared to Zandvoort, jointly made a big advance and this benefits the future. It’s on this development that we can construct for next year.”
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Frederic Vasseur, Team Principal and General Manager, Scuderia Ferrari
Instead of making evolutionary modifications, Ferrari has actually relied on a brand new cars and truck style for next season to resolve its weak points from the ground up.
While motorists Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are confident of a better battle in 2024, the spectre of Red Bull moving its focus to next year before the other leading groups is one that can not be disregarded.
“I do not understand if it will be much better next year, no one understands,” Vasseur included. “But you understand what you are performing in your service and it is constantly a matter of contrast.
“If you can comprise one 2nd and the others are doing 1.5 s then you look silly. If they do five-tenths then you look like a hero.
“I do not wish to be too positive since it was most likely among the problems we had last season.
“We simply need to be concentrated on what we are doing and not consider the result of the champion before it is won or to take a look at the prize-giving event before Bahrain.”
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