The new F1 season in the ferrari for a lousy performance.Video: evening magazine’s F1-expert Jyrki lake grove the sum of Valtteri Bottas with a stunning performance in the Australian GP.
the F1 through 2019 is ferrari for another chance to break the year 2009 started in the dry season. All appeared before in Australia, driven in the opening races good, but the situation changed dramatically already in the Saturday time trials.
lost in the Lewis Hamilton more than 0.7 seconds and sent to the competition from the third output of the screen. The competition didn’t go much better, rather the contrary.
overtook vettel was 31. round and rose Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas with the podium. The fourth dropped Vettel and fifth place, the goal line crossed the Charles Leclerc lost the race to the winning bottas a waterfront lot almost a minute and verstappenille more than 30 seconds.
There remained a large number of issues. What pre-glow delivered the ferrari to the event? Was it accident or is SF90-in the car a problem?
team manager Mattia Binotto believes that it was just accidents at work. The garage is not according to him, adapted to the Albert Park street circuit for any stage of a GP weekend.
– Although we made adjustment relating to a lot of work, we found the right balance. Time-the ride to our address that we had difficulties, Binotto said the GP Today -site.
Competition in the first stintillä we’re trying to keep up with the others. Charles made a small mistake, which is why he fell off the pace.
Vettel hanging pit stop its until seven seconds from the tip of the drive from Bottaksesta. Leclerc the difference Bottakseen increased before the pit stops more than 25 seconds.
Tyres didn’t work
pit stop after the situation turned on its head. Vettelillä had difficulties, and Leclerc, was enough to boost a teammate more.
Sebastian did not find the pit entrance after his grip on medium-hard tyres. He didn’t have a chance to attack before you run, Binotto said.
– When we could no longer keep verstappen from behind us, we decided that the most important thing is to reach the finish line. We focused on the fact that the tires can withstand. When Charles got Sebastian to catch up, we think that it is sensible not to take the risk.
Leclerc reached vettel was about 10 laps before the finish and asked the pit wall, how this works. 21-year-old mona cola-it was made clear that Vettel can drive to the finish line above.
the Mercedes jerked as soon as the beginning of the season 22 points in the neck, but as the season continued ferrari’s point of view fortunately, in Bahrain, where the Italian team has celebrated wins over the last two years.
– we have a lot of data for analysis. We will find out in Bahrain by it, how do we find again the right level, Binotto said.
Things make sense
Years ago, Ferrari managed to win the Australian GP vettel’s leadership, but the garage did at the time help of the Mercedes strategy department, which hurts the virtual safety car during a calculation error. Time to time in the Ferrari, however, lost to Mercedes almost as much as they do now, 0,664 seconds.
Vettel revealed in Australia that the years ago, Ferrari arrived at through open competition, knowing that their SF71H-his car didn’t work as it was hoped to be working. The garage was even then problems with balance, especially the rear end related. Due to this, the Ferrari mechanic had to adjust the car aliohjaavaksi.
Though the problem sounds to be along the same lines, Vettel convinced now, that this time the problem is completely new.
– We this year our problem has nothing to do with what we experienced years ago. The car and all the numbers, what we have, yes it makes sense, but we clearly now see something, Vettel said.
– We currently do not have the answer, but we need to get back to the factory and look at things carefully. I’m sure we’ll find something, because we know that the car is better than this Australia-weekend.
Years ago, Ferrari find pace in Bahrain by. Vettel grabbed the pole position before the Kim Räikköstä . Mercedes lost but only very scarce: 0,166 seconds.
the Bahrain GP run 31. march.
Mattia Binotto time Ferrari team manager as not started too rose. EPA / AOP
