Former System 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has argued that the “excellent job” that Ferrari has executed over the winter break may have taken the stress off workforce principal Fred Vasseur.
After a tough 2025 season, which resulted within the Maranello outfit ending fourth within the constructors’ standings, Ferrari has arrived in 2026 with aggressive equipment, particularly at race begins. After only one race weekend, it presently sits second within the standings behind Mercedes.
“You need to say that they’ve now closed the hole a bit. Over the winter they did an excellent job. That additionally takes stress off everybody,” Schumacher instructed Sky Sports activities Germany in Shanghai.
“To start with, it provides the workforce principal some respiratory room. There have been numerous questions and fairly a little bit of unrest. However ultimately, he introduced in all of the individuals who have now constructed this automotive. That took time, however now it has labored, and that provides him some room to breathe.
“And naturally additionally for Lewis Hamilton. I’ve to say, regardless of all of the criticism final yr, which was justified, you must say now: an incredible job once more within the ultimate lap. Even when it’s by a thousandth of a second, beating Charles Leclerc like that — à la bonne heure — you must ship that. And tomorrow they are going to be sturdy as properly, I’m certain of it.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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He added: “It’s about endurance, but additionally about having two drivers who can clearly deal with the identical automotive properly and subsequently develop in the identical course. That was a problem final yr. Lewis got here in and couldn’t take care of the automotive in any respect.
“Now every part has modified, he’s snug with it. Which means Ferrari has a transparent course and two skilled drivers who can after all additionally assist with issues just like the battery administration. They will say, ‘OK, I don’t want it there,’ and that helps as properly.”
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