F1 | Ferrari, Vettel: “We compensate in the corners for what we lose on the straight”

Qualifying at the Hungaroring provided a timid awakening for Ferrari. The Cavallino team, after the disappointing official tests in the double event in Austria, managed with both drivers to reach Q3, monopolizing the third row of the grid behind the Mercedes and the Racing Points.

Sebastian Vettel, who will start from fifth place in the race, analyzed the Hungarian Saturday positively: “We reached the third row with our own strength – underlined the four-time world champion, quoted by Auto Motor und Sport -. Here there are fewer straights and more corners where we can compensate for what we lose on the straight. The distance to Mercedes remained the same, only our starting positions improved. Mercedes drive in a different universe. I have the feeling that we can keep up with Racing Point in the race".

The SF1000 represented, despite the gaps from the W11 remaining important, a pleasant surprise especially in the guided part of the Hungaroring where it obtained good intermediates compared to the Red Bull which struggled a lot on a chassis track. As demonstrated by Max Verstappen's seventh time and the elimination in the second qualifying heat suffered by Alexander Albon.