Carlos Sainz Jr from Spain, driving for Ferrari SF-24. 05.05.2024. The Formula 1 World Championship, Round 6, took place at the Miami Grand Prix in Miami, Florida, USA on Race Day.
Fred Vasseur expressed his frustration with the untimely appearance of the Safety Car during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, which had a negative impact on Ferrari’s chances of winning. He jokingly admitted that he had forgotten his ability to predict the future.
On lap 27, Carlos Sainz made the decision to pit immediately after race leader Oscar Piastri, as he had extended his first stop, giving him an advantage in terms of tire strategy compared to his teammate Charles Leclerc and initial leader Max Verstappen.
A collision between Logan Sargeant and Kevin Magnussen shortly after Sainz’s pit stop resulted in a yellow flag and subsequently the deployment of the Safety Car. This sequence of events favored the eventual race winner, Lando Norris.
If Sainz had pitted a little later, we could be discussing the first repeat winner of 2024 who is not named Verstappen.
Unfortunately, that was not the case, and Vasseur summed it up perfectly after the race, saying: “I forgot my crystal ball.”
“I had no idea that Sargeant and Magnussen were going to crash on the next lap. In that situation, it’s a bit of bad luck, or you could say that Lando had a bit of luck because he was the only one on track.”
Vasseur not only acknowledged Norris’ favorable circumstances, but also highlighted Verstappen’s unusual misfortune, as the safety car mistakenly identified him as the race leader for a brief moment before correcting the error.
“They are so used to seeing Verstappen at the front of the pack that they sent the safety car ahead of him,” Vasseur commented.
“And the safety car was going very slow, which ended up being good for Lando in the end.
“But let’s not make too much of it. I believe there were four or five cars capable of winning today. Maybe even six, because Piastri had a good pace.”
Sainz finished in fourth place, behind Leclerc, who secured a spot on the podium in third. This was achieved despite narrowly avoiding a collision with Sergio Perez at the start of the race and getting involved in a late battle with Oscar Piastri.
When asked if Ferrari could have done better, Vasseur expressed uncertainty. He acknowledged that the race was quite chaotic, especially on one side of the team garage. Vasseur noted that Carlos lost two positions due to the incident with Perez on the first lap and the subsequent fight with Piastri.
While there may have been expectations for a better result, Vasseur emphasized that it is futile to speculate on what could have been. He highlighted the fact that the team had six cars competing at a competitive pace. Vasseur stressed the importance of a strong qualifying session, a good start, and an effective strategy, including the timing of a possible safety car deployment.
Despite finishing fourth on track, Sainz was later penalized with a five-second penalty for contact with Piastri. This dropped him to fifth place, a development that occurred after Vasseur had already addressed the press. Vasseur saw the battle between Sainz and Piastri as exciting, noting that the incident at Turn 17 mirrored an earlier incident initiated by Piastri.
Vasseur suggested that a collective decision should be made on how to handle such incidents in the future. He pointed out the similarity between the two incidents, except that Piastri attempted to make the turn in the second incident.
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