Fred Vasseur stresses fine margins in Singapore GP

Ferrari brag Fred Vasseur said earlier the Singapore Grand Prix that the team's purpose was to "maximise the potential", but helium stressed however hard and demanding this play astatine the Marina Bay circuit would be. After disappointing performances successful Monza and Baku, the Frenchman warns that Singapore volition not beryllium an casual challenge.

Challenges and obstacles: What tin we expect?

Ferrari has 2 hard weekends down them astatine low-downforce tracks - Monza and Baku - wherever they entered with precocious expectations, but failed to execute important results. The SF-25 has shown weaknesses particularly successful bedewed conditions, and with Singapore having an mean of 171 rainy days a year, meteorologists are predicting rainfall from Friday to Saturday. Sunday could beryllium a small much favorable, but everything remains uncertain.

Vasseur says that the squad volition person to instrumentality vantage of each accidental connected the way and each conception of preparation: 

"Singapore is ever 1 of the astir demanding weekends of the play for the full team, for the drivers, but besides for the store team. Circuits, the nighttime ambiance and the imaginable usage of the information car marque this contention a existent trial of attraction and adaptability."

Despite the weaker form, Ferrari has a bully contented successful Singapore: successful the 15 erstwhile editions, they achieved 7 rod positions, 4 victories and 11 podiums. Marina Bay present returns to the precocious downforce circuit, which favors Ferrari, though the contention remains strong.

An further strategical origin this twelvemonth is the accrued velocity successful the pits, which tin alteration the calculations astir stopping. Qualifications volition proceed to play a cardinal role. Vasseur emphasizes: 

"On the thoroughfare circuit, qualifying is important and we person to get the astir retired of each league to unafraid the champion imaginable starting positions."

The team's extremity is focused connected details and points: "The extremity this play is to maximize our potential. We've seen successful erstwhile races however small things tin marque a large quality successful the points we win."

This F1 play seems arsenic breathtaking arsenic ever.