Ferrari believes it will have an edge over McLaren in Mexico, but is shying away from saying it could have a shot at victory.
see photosFerrari has improved dramatically since its engine upgrade in Russia
On the back of its new engine upgrade, Ferrari is very confident of beating the Mercedes-powered McLaren at this weekend’s Mexican GP, where it hopes to overtake the team from Woking to P1 in the constructors’ championship.
“In Mexico, we are driving there with maximum downforce performance and this is a track where power sensitivity is less important,” said Ferrari’s team principal Mattia Binotto.
“So although there is still a difference Mercedes [in power terms]”I think the Mexico track will be in our favor compared to what we saw in Austin,” he said, pointing to the fact that it would be a suitable track for Ferrari.
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In fact, many believe that due to the high altitude, Ferrari could even compete with Red Bull for victory. Ferrari has proven itself right on the mechanical grip with Red Bull, but now with the added grunt of its new engine, its losses to Mercedes are negligible with its new ERS system, which many believe. Best on the grid which allows Ferrari to run faster for longer periods of time without returning to Harvesting Mode.
Mattia Binotto thinks Ferrari should be far ahead of McLaren in Mexico
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Ferrari also has the best driver line-up on the grid with Charles Leclerc, who often excels in qualifying sessions, and the dependable Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari is particularly enthusiastic about the performance of its cars in the COTA which is a track that is not suited to its car characteristics but it still managed to make a big difference over the McLaren.
“Generally speaking, this year McLaren has always been very competitive in the medium/high-speed corners and again it was the same in Austin,” Binotto said.
“But I think if I look at the overall performance of the weekend, we were ahead of them, which was very clear in qualifying and Charles. [in the race] was half a second [per lap] An average of 25 seconds ahead of Ricciardo, ahead of him. In the overall balance of the lap, I think we were clearly faster and I think on paper it wasn’t a circuit that clearly suited our car.”
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“That’s why I’m pleased with the progress I’ve seen in the last race and of course with the help of the power unit, both for qualifying and the race. This gives me some confidence for the next race,” said the Swiss-Italian.
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