Charles Leclerc: Me equivoqué y casi termino el sprint estrellándome contra el muro.
En la salida del sprint en Austin, Charles Leclerc adelantó a Lewis Hamilton aprovechando el caos en la primera curva. Sin embargo, durante la carrera Charles salió fuera de la pista, lo que permitió a su compañero acercarse a distancia de ataque y adelantarle. Tras la bandera a cuadros, ambos pilotos de Ferrari hicieron balance del sprint.
Lewis Hamilton (4.º): «No diría que hoy el coche se comportó mejor: se manejó igual que en la clasificación para el sprint. Pero el ritmo fue bastante bueno, y durante la carrera el coche se manejó un poco mejor que en la clasificación.
Logré evitar la tragedia en la primera curva, aunque no coloqué bien el coche. Vi a Alonso por dentro y me fui hacia la derecha, abriéndole la puerta a Charles. Hay mucho margen de mejora, pero por lo demás la salida fue bastante buena.
Es una pena que no pude acercarme lo suficiente como para luchar por el tercer puesto. Pero espero tener una clasificación más exitosa, así que crucemos los dedos».
Charles Leclerc (5.º): «Es mejor que te adelante tu compañero a que lo haga otro. Para ser sincero, las sensaciones con el coche hoy son mucho mejores. Desgraciadamente cometí un error y casi terminé el sprint contra el muro en el enlace entre la quinta y la sexta curva. Después de eso Lewis me adelantó.
Tras el error fue difícil recuperarse, aunque el ritmo fue bastante bueno. Eso está bien, pero saliendo desde la décima posición, si no hubiera ocurrido nada en la primera curva, no habría terminado en la posición en la que acabé.
Ahora me toca concentrarme en la clasificación y hacer mejor mi trabajo».
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James Vowles, team principal: “A wonderful day for our team, as we scored another 9 points, and both drivers contributed to that. It was the first sprint in which we managed to get on the podium, and I’m proud of that.
It’s also good that Carlos will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix from ninth. I think he’ll have the opportunity to move forward. In Alex’s case we’ve had differential problems on his car all weekend, and despite that he had a great sprint and finished sixth.
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Now we need to analyze the telemetry data in detail, but I felt that the understeer was more pronounced than usual. Overall the changes were the right ones, but we should have worked on the setup for longer, and there was no time left for that.
It’s a shame that my final quick lap was deleted due to going off track, as we should have at least made it into the second session. We’ll see how tomorrow unfolds.”
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It’s also good that Carlos will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix from ninth. I think he’ll have the opportunity to move forward. In Alex’s case we’ve had differential problems on his car all weekend, and despite that he had a great sprint and finished sixth.
The team did a great job on his car before qualifying, and the changes that were made were positive in nature, however the chassis balance changed noticeably.
The car’s behavior became less predictable, and that led to Alex not being able to fully unlock the FW47’s potential. But I’m confident that overall the car is effective, and he will be able to make up positions.”
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That said, ninth place is broadly in line with our performance. I’m in a confident mood ahead of tomorrow’s race, and I hope to put on a show that gives these wonderful fans another reason to cheer!
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Now we need to analyze the telemetry data in detail, but I felt that the understeer was more pronounced than usual. Overall the changes were the right ones, but we should have worked on the setup for longer, and there was no time left for that.
It’s a shame that my final quick lap was deleted due to going off track, as we should have at least made it into the second session. We’ll see how tomorrow unfolds.”
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