Ferrari hoping to make some improvements immediately - Formula 1 News
After another disappointing performance, Ferrari has finally decided to immediately make improvements in their car’s performance in order to compete for the podium positions and potentially, for the title as well.
The Italian team were unable to record a promising result once again in Malaysia and they were nowhere near the pace of Red Bull Racing Team or McLaren. The team was hoping to score some pretty good results this year and they claimed that they were aiming
for nothing but the titles this time.
It seems that their plans have been distorted drastically by both Red Bull and McLaren. Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso finished in 5th and 6th places respectively at the Malaysian Grand Prix and according to the statistics, it seems
that Lotus Renault GP is performing much better than Ferrari as the team has scored two podium finishes in the first two races.
Ferrari though, revealed after the race that they did not apply any major updates to their car after the Australian Grand Prix in order to understand the car’s problems before enacting a development plan.
However, Ferrari’s team principal Stefano Domenicali is hoping for the best possible results in the future after applying some new upgrades to boost the new car’s pace.
“Felipe and Fernando both drove great races: it's up to us to give them a better car. We find ourselves in a situation where we need to be perfect to maximize our potential, given that we are lagging behind in terms of performance: we did not manage that
and we must do all in our power to avoid that situation repeating itself,” said Domenicali while speaking to reporters.
One area which Domenicali and the rest of the team will be focusing on is the downforce of the new Ferrari 150° Italia. The team principal went on to add, "One element where we have to have a big step is to create better downforce on our car. That is the
key of our performance because, if we do that, we can start much further in front on the grid."
Stefano stated that Ferrari won’t rest until they get the desired result and the team is determined before heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, which commences from the 17 of April.
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