Ferrari intends to keep championship fight alive

Ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur claims that the Italian squad wants to keep its fight with McLaren in the Constructors' Championship alive.

With the sport approaching the last leg of the 2024 F1 season, Ferrari can look back at a very strong showing in Las Vegas from last year. The Italian team secured pole position courtesy of Charles Leclerc, who lost the lead at the start, but fought his way back and was in contention for the victory.

Ultimately, the Monegasque finished second behind Max Verstappen, crossing the finish line just over a second behind the Dutchman. Ferrari's team boss Fred Vasseur hopes that his outfit can mimic its performance level from last season.

"It’s time for the final triple-header showdown to decide the outcome of this very busy season. The last three Grands Prix all involve racing at night in desert locations: we start in Las Vegas, at a very fast street circuit with few corners, several of them being 90 degree turns.

"However, there are still plenty of interesting variables, starting with the temperature, that drops considerably at night. It means that getting the tyres into the right operating window for qualifying and the race will be particularly important. It’s only the second time we race at this venue and we can expect a great show, even better than last season’s, which already shone the spotlight brightly on Formula 1.

"For our part, we intend to be fighting at the front, just as we were last year: we know we have the potential to come away with a strong result as long as we ensure we are on top of our game down to the smallest detail.

Ferrari finds itself second in the Constructors' Championship, 36 points behind the field-leading McLaren. Although the Woking-based outfit appears to have the quickest package currently and the gap is relatively significant with only three races left this season, Vasseur reckons that the Scuderia intends to keep its chances alive to win the teams' title for the first time since 2008.

"We have prepared well back at the factory and Charles, Carlos and the whole team have been able to enjoy a very short break, ready to go again, more determined than ever. We are confident and we know what we have to do to keep the Constructors’ title fight alive.