Ferrari Crew Principal Fred Vasseur has acknowledged “let’s relax” following feedback made by Lewis Hamilton after a troublesome Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.
The Scuderia took residence a double factors end after a dry 50-lap race on the streets of Las Vegas, however solely after a troublesome Qualifying session in moist and treacherous circumstances.
Charles Leclerc may solely line-up ninth on the grid, whereas Hamilton recorded his worst-ever Components 1 Qualifying efficiency by ending twentieth and final.
Leclerc was capable of recuperate to fourth and Hamilton eighth within the race, each gaining two positions post-race because of McLaren’s double disqualification, however Hamilton acknowledged afterwards that it was a “horrendous weekend, one other one simply so as to add to the checklist.”
When requested in regards to the feedback, Vasseur acknowledged he may perceive Hamilton’s frustrations throughout a season the place the seven-time World Champion has but to complete on the rostrum in a Grand Prix.
“I feel the problem is you begin from P20 and for positive will probably be troublesome however, on the finish of the day, I feel that was an honest first a part of the race, [but] we struggled just a little bit extra with the medium [in the second stint],” mentioned Vasseur.
“Let’s relax. To leap out of the automotive and to make the primary remark it is at all times a bit an excessive amount of and it is this case after the sport.”
He added: “I can perceive the response from Lewis simply after the race, however we now have to calm all the way down to this case and to be targeted on the subsequent two [races].
“The following two we will probably be again and needless to say Lewis was there in FP1 and FP2 with a tempo that was good.
“We’ve to construct up the weekend like this and for positive to start out from twentieth shouldn’t be one of the simplest ways for the remainder of the season.”
Ferrari stay fourth within the Constructors’ Championship, 53 and 13 factors behind Mercedes and Crimson Bull respectively with simply two Grands Prix and one Dash remaining this time period.
Vasseur added that it was necessary for the crew to carry out properly in Qatar and Abu Dhabi to finish the season, whatever the championship permutations.
“For positive you at all times need to do a greater job. It is a DNA of the racing crew and I feel for those who go tremendous nice at the moment, besides most likely Max [Verstappen], everyone would have cherished to do a greater job,” he mentioned.
“I feel that it is true for us, it is true for the crew, it is true for Charles, it is true for Lewis, and we need to get extra.
“However the one technique to get extra is to work tougher and to come back again subsequent week with extra dedication extra focus and to attempt to keep away from errors and to develop the automotive. It is one factor that we now have to vary.”
