Ferrari refuses to overreact despite disastrous Canadian GP

Ferrari entered the Canadian Grand Prix weekend as one of the favorites, but a series of setbacks derailed their performance.

In the low-grip qualifying conditions, both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to advance to the top-10 shootout, starting 11th and 12th, respectively.

During the race, Leclerc suffered a crippling engine issue from lap 2 onwards, losing around 80 horsepower. As Vasseur explained,

"With Charles, on lap two we lost part of the power. We were expecting a red flag to do a power cycle and try and come back but the red flag never happened."

Sainz's race was equally frustrating, sustaining early damage to his front wing and floor after contact with Valtteri Bottas.

While he found pace on slick tires as the track dried, he spun out at Turn 6, colliding with Alex Albon.

Despite the difficulties, Ferrari remains optimistic about their race pace. Vasseur stated,

"The pace was strong on Friday. Conditions were tricky [on Saturday]...but we were quite confident for the [race] pace."

However, with Mercedes now posing a four-way fight at the front, executing perfectly on race weekends is crucial.

Vasseur acknowledged the importance of addressing the issues but insisted Ferrari won't overreact or change its approach that has yielded strong results so far in 2024.

Driver performances

Leclerc's motivation understandably waned after the power unit issue, as Vasseur empathized:

"If he was not frustrated in these conditions, I would be worried."

Sainz, too, endured a challenging afternoon, unable to make significant progress until his eventual retirement.

Team principal's perspective

Vasseur admitted,

"Sometimes you get the feeling everything is going wrong and going against you, but we don't change the approach. "

"We are working as a team with the drivers in the good and bad moments, and we will keep the same approach for next weekend and continue together."

While acknowledging it wasn't their best weekend, Vasseur remains unfazed, stating,

"I'm not [bothered] at all by this kind of weekend, it is what it is."