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| Ferrari drivers speaking out... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 17 2014, 06:33 PM (269 Views) | |
| P1 | Mar 17 2014, 06:33 PM Post #1 |
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Fernando Alonso says Ferrari cannot be happy with its performance in the 2014 Formula 1 season-opener, after its cars provisionally finished fifth and eighth in the Australian Grand Prix: We are not happy with the performance we showed today, we need to improve. I was not able to challenge McLaren for the podium positions, Kimi was running between the two Toro Rossos and he won the race here 12 months ago. But on the other side it is just the first race. We cannot become crazy about what we saw. We just know we need to work, we are ready to do so and to arrive in Malaysia in two weeks' time in a better position. There are concerns but it was good news we finished the race with more or less no problems. The pitstops were very good, we overtook Hulkenberg. There are some positive and negative things, and we must try to improve the negative. I think we did a solid race with what we have in our hands at the moment and we need to keep on scoring points until we are a little bit faster. Raikkonen suffered several lock-ups in the sister F14 T, as he battled in the lower reaches of the top 10, after getting clipped by Kamui Kobayashi's brakeless Caterham at the first corner: The brakes are fine, we grained the front tyre and then you have no grip on the front. That is the main issue, but it is a combination of things. It is not the easiest thing but I'm sure we will find a solution for it at some point. We know more or less what we want to do, but some things are not happening overnight. It takes time to produce certain parts, or to have a certain way of putting the things on. We also cannot promise that it is going to fix the issues once we get something that we want. I have been in these situations before and sometimes it takes a while. Unfortunately it is not the easiest position right now, but looking at how difficult everything was, we got everything out of it. It is not what we want to achieve but it could have been even worse. I am sure we can only get better from there. Domenicali reiterated that the team is doing everything it can to help Raikkonen, and he hopes progress can be made in time for the next grand prix in Malaysia. We need to help Kimi try to find the right balance in the car. He deserves that. There was an improvement this weekend, but we are still not where we want to be. As a team we have to make sure that everything will be done to help his driving style and I am sure for Malaysia it will be much better. |
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