In Singapore, Binotto believes Ferrari 'overcame difficulties' at Zandvoort and Spa

Seeing two red suits on the podium is an image that has become rare this season. For the first time since the Miami Grand Prix, both Ferrari drivers took to the box at the Singapore Grand Prix. Leclerc 2nd, Sainz 3rd: a double podium which has not happened since the beginning of May and which seems like a relief for the Team. Out of contention for victory since the resumption after the summer break, Ferrari has finally shown itself to be efficient and dangerous against Red Bull, who played one against two with a Verstappen stuck in traffic.

Despite the disappointment linked to the defeat against Sergio Pérez, while Charles Leclerc started in pole position, Mattia Binotto prefers to remember the positives of the Singaporean event. “We've been chasing a victory for a while and today [Sunday] we came very close. I think finishing second and third is still a good result, judges the Italian director of the Scuderia. If we look at the constructors' championship, it was a good weekend. I think overall the car was fine in the wet and in the dry (…) Here in Singapore, Ferrari showed that it had overcome the difficulties at Spa and Zandvoort. We were able to regain our performance, which bodes well for the races to come. »

Leclerc's poor start deprives Ferrari of victory

Ferrari's performance, however, must be put into perspective with the eventful weekend of Max Verstappen, much faster in qualifying and in the race but victim of his own errors on Sunday and those of his team on Saturday. Not enough to dampen the satisfaction of Mattia Binotto, who believes that the bad start of Charles Leclerc cost the victory to the Scuderia and the Monegasque. “I think the start wasn't great, we [lost a] position at the start and that affected the rest of the race. So, having made a better start, I think we would have had a better result”, did he declare.

A victory which once again passed into the hands of Ferrari. The Scuderia's last success dates back more than 3 months: it was in Austria with Leclerc, on July 10. For a team that could play for the championship, it's starting to take a long time...

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