Ferrari struggled with overheating brakes for a lot of the Singapore Grand Prix and misplaced the bottom to Mercedes within the Constructors Championship.
A 12 months in the past, Ferrari was crushed to the McLaren Constructors title within the last race of the season, however this 12 months McLaren received the championship in Singapore, with Ferrari taking third place. The hole with Mercedes grew to 25 factors after George Russell received, with Kimi Antonelli in fifth place, whereas Lewis Hamilton stepped into the home on account of considerations about brakes that beforehand had additionally influenced Charles Leclerc.
“We had been overheating from two or three laps, not from lap one,” Vasuzer mentioned. “We needed to raise and coast within the race, and it isn’t straightforward to drive as a result of, on the finish, every lap must be tailored to the brake level.
“Clearly, once I pushed a couple of laps with Lewis, I believe I used to be respectable on the tempo. However you may’t run 95% of the race together with your again foot.
“In Singapore, once you’re in the midst of the pack, you understand that it is necessary for the brakes. Definitely, the truth that you did not do FP2 did not assist in the long run, nevertheless it wasn’t anticipated at this level.
“By way of security, sure (it was effective) as a result of I adjusted my tempo. It isn’t like Lewis is pushing like hell on the ultimate lap. He was 30 seconds gradual. By way of security, it was protected for the goal.
Vasseur says that though there have been brief home windows that appeared just like the Ferrari tempo was corresponding to the automobile on the entrance, there was little alternative to evaluate the automobile’s potential with out encountering braking points.
“I believe we did a couple of laps with them, after which you do not know,” he mentioned. “At very early within the race, I requested Charles to do the raise and coast. It isn’t nearly raise and coasting after we lose a bit of on the finish of the straight. It is also about discovering the precise brake level.
“We’ll most likely lose your reference after we’re driving a automobile greater than pure potential,” “a bit of bit extra,” “a bit of bit extra,” “a bit of bit extra,” “a bit of bit extra,” “a bit of bit extra,” “on the entrance,” “we’ll want to vary the brake stability.”… In the long run, you may most likely lose your reference once you’re driving a automobile greater than pure potential. ”
