Stefano Domenicali wants Ferrari to understand tyres better – Formula 1 news
Stefano Domenicali believes that Ferrari need to understand the new Pirelli tyres in a better way in order to continue fighting for victories with consistency.
The team boss claimed, “For sure we have lost the gap that we had. Race pace was very strong but in these conditions here (in Hungary) we have seen that we are not where we want to be on both softs and mediums. We must understand, if this is the case, how
to react from here.”
He went onto say, “Of course a lot depends on the compounds chosen for the races towards the end of the season. It is something we need to analyse carefully and it seems that Mercedes has solved the issues they were suffering with massively during the race
in these conditions, that's for sure.”
At the start of the season, it appeared that the championship battle will be between Lotus, Red Bull and Ferrari, as these teams understood the tyres better than their rivals and appeared to be quite quick, in terms of race pace.
However, things started changing with the passage of time, as Mercedes improved to a great extent and started challenging for podiums with consistency. Earlier, their drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were only able to cause problems for others during
the qualifiers, but they started to get better in terms of race pace too.
This allowed the latter of the two to claim a couple of wins for his team, but a change in Pirelli tyres meant that Mercedes were once again in an uncertain situation. However, Hamilton proved that there were no major issues for the team, as he stormed to
a victory in Hungary, where the conditions were not ideal for the Silver Arrows.
This has put Ferrari into a difficult situation now, as they have got to deal with another team now. They were hopeful of being aggressive this season, but have come under immense pressure now, as they do not have the speed to win races.
The second half of the season will be extremely important now and the Italian squad will have to understand the tyres better in order to make a strong comeback in the title fight.
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