F1 | Ferrari, Binotto: “Good indications even on a wet track”

Ferrari's performance in Türkiye was certainly positive. Leclerc finished the Istanbul race in fourth place, missing out on a podium at the end that he certainly deserved, but the team's management was not flawless, with questionable decisions that certainly need to be reviewed. Sainz was very good at recovering from the back up to eighth position, showing great race pace and Olympic calm in overtaking slower rivals, so much so that he was elected as "Driver of the Day" by fans from all over the world . A nice boost of confidence from the SF21, the updates to the power unit seem to be working.

“It was a very intense race, which saw us confirm, even in very different asphalt conditions, the good indications that we had seen on Friday in the dry - said Mattia Binotto, Ferrari team principal. Istanbul is a very demanding circuit and we have shown that we can be competitive, at least on this track: it is for this reason that the sixteen points we have collected cannot leave us entirely satisfied. Charles had an excellent weekend, both in qualifying and in the race: together we tried to bring home something bigger and it's a shame that, in the end, he wasn't able to get on a podium that he would have deserved. Carlos, who had arrived in Turkey with the burden of a penalty, was the protagonist of a beautiful comeback that took him up to eighth place. We are continuing to make progress but there is still a lot of work to do to always be able to fight for victory. We have to be realistic and keep pushing to improve, in every area. We look forward to the six races remaining this season with confidence, knowing that we can count on a package that will allow us to fight until the end for third place in the Constructors' standings, one of the objectives of this championship."