Puzzled Ferrari drivers lacking confidence, “cannot push” inconsistent 2023 F1 car

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz say they lack the confidence to push Ferrari’s 2023 F1 car due to inconsistencies which have left them puzzled. 
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Race
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix,…

After crashing out of qualifying, Leclerc stru𓃲ggled to make progress in Miami and ultimately finished where he started in a subpar seventh, while Sainz fell from third to fifth.

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Leclerc 𒉰stressed that Ferrari “need solutions” to solve the issues both drivers are currently struggling with.🍎 

“On race day we struggle like crazy,” Leclerc said. “The wind🃏ow of our car is so nꦿarrow.

“Whenever you get a little out, it has🐬 huge consequences on t☂he balance.

“It’s from ไone corner to another. In one corner you can have huge understeer then huge o𝄹versteer.

“Tꦕhis is not ideal to have confidence in the🔯 car. Plus, I had a lot of bottoming [in the race.]

“We have a lot oওf work to do. We need toꦉ find something. We need solutions.”

(L to R): Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23 and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 battle for position. Formula 1 World
(L to R): Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23 and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 battle for…

Sainz, who was pictured having an intense discussion with his teammate in parc ferme after Sunday's grand prix, revealed the SF-23’s tyre management weakness leaves the drivers no flex🎐ibility to push on their tyres. 

“At the moment, I cannot push,” Sainz expla꧙ined. 

“Especially in the race, as soon as you🦂 push for one lap, you do one good fast lap and then the next lap you are 0.3s slower with the tyres that were just very, very tough.

“It means that we don’✨t have flexibility to push or not push and we just need to folloౠw a certain pace to make it to the end.

“I am surprised as I thought we would be better but [Miami] showed us thaꦗt we still have some work to♒ do.”

The Spaniard added: “We went for the u💫ndercut and it worked, it is just that with hindsight the car that we have right now, we have very little flexibility to try undercuts or overcuts.

“It is just more about how limited we are. It is tough to accept. It shows that we have a lot o🦹f work to do on tyre management and race pace.”

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Race
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix,…

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