Ferrari looking for another clean weekend in China

If you feel like you want to take the Mercedes Benz dominated the Australian Grand Prix weekend, Classic Ferrari for sale de Charles Leclerc et Lewis Hamilton They gave George Russell a run for his money early in the race in Melbourne. Ultimately finishing third and fourth, the SF-26s clearly proved to be the second strongest team on the grid.

However, on the eve of the Chinese Grand Prix, Frédéric Vasseur's team knows that the work does not stop, and that the specific demands of the Shanghai circuit could change the hierarchy, especially because of the first Sprint weekend of the year, which only offers teams one free practice session, before sprint qualifying.

"The Chinese Grand Prix closely follows the Melbourne Grand Prix and represents a different challenge in many respects.", declared Frédéric Vasseur. “As this is a sprint weekend, we have much less time to work on the cars, which means the work done in Maranello and on the simulator is even more important. This is just the beginning of a new era for the Formula 1"With cars very different from those we've driven in recent years. Each session is therefore an opportunity to learn more about managing them, in terms of setup and energy."

While the primary objective remains to win, as Vasseur explained to us after the Melbourne round, the first Grand Prix of the season cannot be considered a failure, far from it. The Frenchman hopes his team can build on this strong start to the season, on a circuit where Lewis Hamilton won the Sprint in 2025.

“There were encouraging signs in Australia, but the level is very high and there is still a lot of work to be done. In Shanghai, our goal is to continue to progress, collect data, stay focused, and have a flawless weekend from start to finish.”

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