Ferrari made the 'right decisions' in Qatar and aims for the title in Abu Dhabi

Ferrari played defensively in Qatar because he knew it was “territory McLaren“, but he left Losail not only to keep the fight for the constructors' championship alive, but also to reduce his disadvantage against those from Woking. Now, In the absence of the Abu Dhabi GP which will close the season, those of Maranello lose 21 points.

At the end of the Qatar Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal, Frederic Vasseurspoke about Ferrari's career with Sky Sport Italy and obviously he gave his opinion on the controversy over the loose mirror in the middle of the finish line, which the race direction mismanaged according to its vision.

“It's easy to say in retrospect. It would have been better to bring out the virtual safety car and clean up the wreck. But they probably thought it wasn't dangerous at the time, but that's also the “The only place where you could overtake was on the overtaking line. It was clear what was going to happen and it would have been much better to stop everything earlier,” he said.

As for whether the last safety car would have given him the opportunity to improve his strategy, especially for Carlos Sainz, who finished sixth, the Frenchman does not believe it: “No, because we entered one or two laps earlier to set up the hard and we had confidence in these tires We thought they were the best at that time, also because if we had fitted medium tires we would have had to do a very careful warm-up. . and cautious. On the other hand, with the most difficult, we didn't have to do it. Honestly, we think our decision was the right one.

“Also, with pit stops you can always have problems. We have also seen it with several of our rivals. Some have made mistakes during the pit stop. So when there is no clear direction, it's good to stay on track,” he added.

Ahead of the last weekend of the year at Yas Marina, Vasseur is confident he can fight for the constructors' title against McLaren until the final lap of the race in Abu Dhabi.

“We are still alive, we are 21 points behind McLaren and that means anything is possible. We managed to increase our lead over Red Bull, so we can just focus on who is in front of us.”

“On paper, Abu Dhabi is a little better for us, but with Verstappen and Mercedes still at such a high level, you never know what can happen. Everything is very open and we will attack as hard as possible until the last lap of the race,” he concluded.

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