Formula 1 | Delicate situation at Ferrari, Sainz: “We need to be patient”

The situation of the Ferrari after the first two races of 2023 it is certainly worrying. The strong feeling is that the SF-23 was born very badly and it will take a long time to try to fill the gap found especially in race pace. In fact, in qualifying, Leclerc e Sainz they demonstrated how the car is capable of offering very good performance, but the real problem comes when you fill it with petrol and fit harder tyres. Something anomalous from several points of view, and for this reason some updates are ready which, during the break after the Melbourne weekend, will be perfected and then brought to the single-seaters for the Baku round, the next race scheduled for the end of April .

“You have to be patient – Sainz admitted in the mixed zone. Ferrari certainly has the necessary means to improve this situation. The car is very difficult to manage at the moment, and we have to find that middle ground between the two tenths we get in qualifying and the eight in the race, which is too big a difference. Red Bull? I don't think he has a particular strength, I think he's strong and that's it."