Ferrari: Desire to react after the slap in Istanbul

The Turkish slap hurt but Ferrari certainly doesn't want to turn the other cheek. The ten points collected yesterday afternoon, the result above all of a very negative qualifying which highlighted a notable performance deficit compared to McLaren and Red Bull, are too small a haul for a team that wants to fight for the title: everyone in Maranello is aware of this they are perfectly aware.

“We must react immediately and demonstrate our value” — said Stefano Domenicali at the end of the usual Monday debriefing — “The ability to develop the car has always been one of Ferrari's strong points and there are no reasons why it isn't still : the men are the same, as are the working methods. Yesterday on the track, at the end of the race, I spoke to the journalists about the need to be innovative and creative and I passed this message on to the technicians in this morning's meeting. Ours is a strong and united group and has a great desire to show what it is made of."

Meanwhile, the team is already working to prepare for the trip to Canada. The machines and material used at Istanbul Park are traveling by ship to the port of Trieste and will be in Maranello on Wednesday: two more days and then they will have to be loaded onto the cargo ship bound for Montreal. There is no moment of respite in this very intense season.