Leaving Monza in fourth and sixth places, somewhat frustrating given the energy displayed by the local public, the members of the Team seemed to be unable to do much more. So, by predicting that the Baku street circuit still looked favorable to Ferrari in terms of configuration, Frédéric Vasseur was creating very logical expectations among the Tifosi.
Furthermore, when the two single-seaters all decked out in red managed to climb to the first two places in Free Practice 2 dominated by Lewis Hamilton, this after having observed Charles Leclerc Taking third place in FP1, there are hopes of a strong performance. In this case, in addition to the good results of the two Ferraris, and the SF-25’s ability to be fast over a lap, the indicators appear positive for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
In the meantime, there is no need to worry about it. ”
Caution and optimism for Vasseur and Ferrari
Interviewed by Canal+ after this first day of testing in Azerbaijan, the boss of the Italian team wanted to be measured once again at this stage of the weekend. “The day ends well, but we don’t win anything on Friday, he cautiously recalledWe have to stay focused on the rest of the weekend, but it’s true that so far, things are going well.”
“It was very good in the long runs – well the long four-lap runs, but it still worked very well, with plenty of fuel., he added to explain the reasons for hope on Ferrari’s side. It wasn’t bad on one lap either. Now there are two questions. The first is that no one knows what to choose tomorrow between the medium and soft compounds. All the teams have tried everything and its opposite. The second is that the walls are close (smiles).
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On a circuit that is tricky in many respects, Ferrari can certainly hope for a solid weekend given such a debut. Although no guarantees are established after this first day, it is worth noting that Charles Leclerc has managed to glean five pole positions in Baku, including four in Grand Prix, over the last four editions of the event in Baku, Azerbaijan. A winner once on this circuit, Lewis Hamilton has few illusions about Ferrari’s chances of victory this year, but the hope of a first podium finish may still remain before flying to Singapore at the beginning of October.