The updated Drivers\u2019 and Constructors\u2019 Championship standings<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThe disqualification threw us off track a bit,\u201d he told Auto Motor und Sport. \u201cWe had to leave ourselves a margin of safety in terms of ground clearance. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs we all know, these car are extremely sensitive to ground clearance. Every millimetre is a position on the grid. If you don\u2019t have full control over the height of the car, it will affect the competitiveness of the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything revolves around the stability of the aerodynamic platform. For two years now, we have been looking much more at good drivability and predictability than at pure downforce. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to bring out the fluctuations in downforce that occur when the wheels turn, the car rolls or nods off.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Frenchman concedes the Chinese Grand Prix DSQs upset Ferrari\u2019s development plan for the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the beginning of the season, we had a lot of problems with the handling at the racetrack. There were quality problems, then the disqualifications,\u201d he said. \u201cWe lost the thread a bit. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo much depends on details. If you focus on the wrong things, you\u2019ll immediately and massively lose ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
Six races remaining before the end of the championship, Ferrari is in a fight between Mercedes and Red Bull to feature on the season\u2019s podium along with 2025 Constructors\u2019 Champions, McLaren.<\/p>\n
Ferrari has 298 points on the board, 27 less than Mercedes and eight ahead of Red Bull.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I ever believed we had reached our goal, it would be the beginning of the end,\u201d Vasseur declared of Ferrari\u2019s progress. \u201cMcLaren is doing a fantastic job. But it\u2019s not like they have some secret weapon that gives them three-tenths. Rather ten ranges, each of which brings 20 milliseconds. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to maintain our approach that we have to get better in all disciplines. It would be na\u00efve to believe that any person will suddenly bring us a miracle. There is no magic. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are on the right track.\u201d<\/p>\n
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