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Would be hard to deny Ferrari is using every chance this season when it comes to race day. I still believe they made a mistake with Leclerc in Miami and pitting too early as one rare example, obviously we don't know if this was even a factor in swapping Xavi and Bozzi. The really important thing by the end of the year will be this focused approach in the first third of this season and the cushion of 68p to McLaren. Every race Ferrari was up there and even in their worst weekends (Jeddah for Sainz and China for performance in cold) they outscored McLaren."Because I'm convinced that first, as I said before, we'll have different tracks with different layouts, different characteristics. We are competing more with McLaren or Red Bull and it will be up and down until the end of the season.
"We have to score good points when we are not at the top and to be able to win when we are there. But nothing changes."
"It was not always the case in the past; last year, we lost far too many points into the season, and this season we made a huge step forward on this one also.
"We are much more opportunistic, and it will be like this until the end of the season, that the fight will be tight."
On the other hand, McLaren was very off in Bahrain for some reason, tried an optimistic strategy with Norris in Jeddah, missed the race setup in Suzuka and lost precious points in Sprint in China and Miami for different reasons. Imola was maybe an even stronger weekend for McLaren than Miami and there they only outscored Ferrari by mere 5p. Red Bull is an extreme case of these 3 teams, so far they either take everything or nothing in a weekend, leaving the gap to Ferrari at unexpectedly low 24p.
They absolutely must keep this focused approach for good, it's hard to believe all the potential Vasseur unlocked by changing just a few people and making a positive shift with the no-blame culture.
