Cautious optimism of the Monegasque pilot in Monza: “Unconant but faster”. Hamilton: “It was encouraging to close the FP1 in the head”
A good start. At the Ferrari house, the first day of free practice of the Italy GP is archived with satisfaction. The best time of Hamilton in the inaugural session and the 83 thousandths of detachment of Leclerc from Lando Norris in the afternoon, have already triggered the enthusiasm of the Italian public. And of the organizers, who in addition to the already sold out of Sunday, thanks to a Ferrari like this, they count to make the full full tomorrow, the day of qualifying. Is there hope? Certainly McLaren did not seem so dominant, at least today. Tomorrow we will see. Meanwhile, Maranello’s pilots comment well on Friday of free practice.
optimistic Leclerc
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Leclerc confirmed that not everything is perfect, but there is a good base: “Our car today was not the most constant in the series of laps both low and with a high load of fuel, but it was fast – said Monegasco – this is better than having the opposite situation. We have work to do on the dry lap to extract the maximum tomorrow and to improve our constancy of performance. Things have gone well enough and I think tomorrow we will have the opportunity to play it. ”
Hamilton smiles
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Even Lewis Hamilton did not say they have been dissatisfied with the SF -25: “It is always special to be on the track in front of the fans – said the seven times world champion – The passion and energy here in Monza are really unique. The car seemed rather good this afternoon and it was encouraging to close FP1 in the head. We made some changes among the sessions that we will analyze carefully, because we are not sure that they brought us in the right direction, but there is time to fix it. In view of tomorrow.
Vasseur prudent
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The Team Principal Fred Vasseur Distilla instead optimism and prudence in equal doses: “Ferrari’s mood is positive, in general the morale is high, all week we received positive energy from the fans, already in front of the factory on Monday morning. An extra and very important push. We must stay focused on us, continue to improve machine and guide and bring out the maximum. But I will never draw conclusions after the free of the command”. On the prospects of Ferrari in this second part of the season, Vasseur speaks of opportunities to be seized when they show up: “Nobody expected our pole in Budapest, I first. We know that the struggle is very close, with four teams – and sometimes even more – able to aim for pole. McLaren has an advantage, but it is difficult for everyone to be constant. There will be days in which they will have a step back. Or that other: we have to give our best everywhere. “
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