{"id":20300,"date":"2024-04-17T10:45:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T14:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=20300"},"modified":"2024-04-17T10:45:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T14:45:33","slug":"f1-news-ferrari-want-to-force-red-bull-into-more-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/04\/17\/f1-news-ferrari-want-to-force-red-bull-into-more-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News: Ferrari want to force Red Bull into &#8220;more mistakes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ferrari wants to continue putting pressure on Red Bull and capitalise on any opportunities to win.<\/h3>\n<p>Fred Vasseur was pleased that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/04\/15\/why-ferrari-are-confident-they-can-challenge-red-bull\/\" target=\"_self\">Ferrari<\/a> <em>&#8220;worked in a calm and focused manner to achieve its goals&#8221;<\/em> at the Japanese GP. The team principal is pleased about the <em>&#8220;step forward over the winter,&#8221; <\/em>which he believes is evidenced by on-track results. However, the Frenchman makes clear that <em>&#8220;there is still room for improvement if we want to put Red Bull under pressure, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;d like to do as from the next round in China.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Shanghai International Circuit will provide plenty of opportunity for teams across the F1 grid. Automatically, the five-year gap since its most recent Grand Prix event presents a series of challenges. Teams have very little data to base their set-ups on for this weekend, which will heighten the importance of pre-race preparations. This is only compounded by the Sprint weekend format since only one free practice session will precede the first competitive laps.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LQZIJrRiRJpWHxf7Mtryig\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2145280995\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LQZIJrRiRJpWHxf7Mtryig',sig:'pwYvcD_IPaDTxV9-DCBS5uZCTBUyrQPaf-nPO58x2-E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2145280995',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Ferrari better equipped to handle Sprint weekends<\/h4>\n<p>Last year, this might have spelt a disastrous combination for Ferrari. In 2023, the Italian outfit struggled to understand the car&#8217;s ever-changing characteristics. Whilst it could perform well in certain conditions, changes in track conditions would throw the Maranello squad outside of its operating window. Much like the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/04\/15\/f1-news-why-mercedes-have-no-quick-fixes-for-2024-slump\/\" target=\"_self\">Mercedes W15,<\/a> changes to wind intensity or track temperature could prove detrimental.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 campaign, however, Ferrari is an altogether different proposition. Performance-wise, they are close enough to put the reigning Champions under pressure. Both in relative and absolute terms, the SF-24 is a big step forward in all departments, especially over a race distance. Provided that Leclerc and Sainz can secure strong starting positions, they are more than capable of maintaining them. Going backwards on race day is no longer a major fear on the Italian side.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"kGAlh2OLQbNaxcVteHGhsQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2141944646\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kGAlh2OLQbNaxcVteHGhsQ',sig:'prvFwcalzOR7qWKZj4YwuA27OLaN8P_mw3yk26jbOFI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2141944646',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Chinese GP circuit brings Ferrari into play<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Combined with this improved performance is a team whose operational efficiency is making great strides. Their pit-stop times are consistently within the 2.5-second range, and strategy calls are increasingly accurate. This means that, even with a small deficit to Red Bull in terms of pure performance, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have less margin for error.<\/p>\n<p>As ever, team performance will vary from circuit to circuit. Whilst Ferrari&#8217;s platform is more well-rounded than in previous years, there are still relatively stronger and weaker venues. This weekend, the SF-24 should be more competitive than it was in Suzuka.<\/p>\n<p>The Shanghai circuit&#8217;s layout is far more compatible than the high-speed Japanese track. In addition, the potential for a degradation-heavy race could bring one of Ferrari&#8217;s recent strengths into play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrari wants to continue putting pressure on Red Bull and capitalise on any opportunities to win. Fred Vasseur was pleased that Ferrari &#8220;worked in a calm and focused manner to achieve its goals&#8221; at the Japanese GP. The team principal is pleased about the &#8220;step forward over the winter,&#8221; which he believes is evidenced by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4927,"featured_media":18771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[2220,68,84,23,78],"class_list":["post-20300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formula-1","category-news","tag-2024-formula-1-season","tag-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-red-bull-racing"],"modified_by":"Jaden Diaz-Ndisang","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4927"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}