Vasseur: We've been quick since the start of the weekend, which makes things easier.

      On Saturday in Mexico, Ferrari put in its best qualifying performance of the season: Charles Leclerc posted the second-fastest time, Lewis Hamilton — third. Naturally, such results pleased both the Italian team's fans and its boss.

      Frédéric Vasseur: "First of all, it's important to fully enjoy the qualifying result, because it was a good session — possibly our best since the start of the year. But the main thing is that we showed strong performance in all three parts of qualifying, so we'll see how things go in the race, especially since on this track there is a very long run-up to Turn 1."

      When Vasseur was asked what had allowed Ferrari to achieve such impressive stability in the car's behavior at high speeds, he replied: "To be honest, I think that at several previous rounds the SF-25's pace was already at a fairly decent level, but we couldn't put everything together.

      For example, in Austin we ran into difficulties at the start of the weekend, but then we had a pretty good qualifying. And here in Mexico we immediately show high speeds, which makes things considerably easier. If we're quick from the first practice, then in the final part of qualifying you can fight for good results."

      At the start of the United States Grand Prix Leclerc was able to gain a position, passing Lando Norris, thanks to having saved a set of Soft compound tyres during qualifying, which provide more effective grip and ultimately allowed the Ferrari driver to move up onto the podium.

      When asked whether the Scuderia planned to use a similar tactic in Mexico, Vasseur only laughed: "This time Lando Norris also has a fresh set of soft tyres!"