Ferrari's start to the season wasn't what they wanted, but the team boss feels there is more to come from the SF-23. F1
Fred Vasseur ‘completely convinced’ SF-23 concept can take fight to Red BullFred Vasseur is convinced that having taken the fight to Red Bull in qualifying, Ferrari’s problem in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix was the “set-up” and not a fundamental flaw with the car.
That proved to be inspired, at least at the start of the grand prix, with the Monégasque driver surging ahead of Sergio Perez to run second.But struggling for race-pace compared to the Red Bull RB19s, Leclerc soon found himself back in third place. That’s where he was when he retired, his SF-23 suffering a power unit problem.
It was a day in which Red Bull romped to the 1-2, the reigning World Champion’s race-pace far superior to the chasing pack including the Ferraris.Asked if the SF-23 could be upgraded to take the fight to Red Bull in grands prix, he replied to media including PlanetF1.com: “I’m completely convinced about this.
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