Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur warns: “It’s almost dangerous!”

Even before the start of the race weekend in Mexico, the competition were in agreement: given the strengths of the Maranello-built GP car, Ferrari would have the edge at the 19th round of the World Championship this year. Indeed, at least one of the two Ferrari stars got off to a good start in the showdown: Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap in both the first and second practice sessions.

Does this give the Red camp cause for confidence when it comes to a strong qualifying performance? Team principal Fred Vasseur responded, as expected, with caution when asked this question afterwards. He explained: “It’s not about how confident I am. We need to keep working and try to get the best out of it.”

“The conditions are extreme, and we knew that beforehand. The altitude is, of course, a challenge for us – just as it is for everyone else. And that means we’ll still have a lot to do overnight to prepare for qualifying,” added the Frenchman.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur: Criticism of bumps in Mexico

And it’s not just the altitude that’s causing Vasseur and his team concern. “The track has so many bumps; they’re too bad before the first corner – it’s almost dangerous! We need to do something about it overnight,” insisted the engineer.

Naturally, Vasseur was also asked about Lewis Hamilton’s problems. The seven-time world champion had been forced to park his GP car at the side of the track during the second practice session on the team’s instructions. “I can’t say anything about that yet,” the team principal dismissed the question. “Because I have to speak to the journalists first before I can sit down with the engineers and look into it in more detail.”

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