Puzzled Ferrari drivers lacking confidence, “cannot push” inconsistent 2023 F1 car

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz say they lack the confidence to push Ferrari’s 2023 F1 car due to inconsistencies which have left them puzzled. 
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Race
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix,…

Afterꦯ crashing out of qualifying, Leclerc struggled to make progress in Miami and ultimately finished where he started in a subpar seventh, while&nꦦbsp;Sainz fell from third to fifth.

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Leclerc stressed that Ferrari “need solution𝓰s” to solve the issues both drivers are currently struggling with. 

“On race day we s𒁏truggle like crazy,” Lecl𝕴erc said. “The window of our car is so narrow.

“Whenever yo𓄧u get a little out, it has 🐎huge consequences on the balance.

“It’s from one corner to another. In one corner you can have huge unders🌳teerཧ then huge oversteer.

“This is not id𒅌eal to have confidence in the ꦬcar. Plus, I had a lot of bottoming [in the race.]

“We h♏ave a lot of wo🃏rk to do. We need to find something. We need solutions.”

(L to R): Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23 and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 battle for position. Formula 1 World
(L to R): Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23 and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 battle for…

Sainz, who was pictured having an intense discussion with his teammate in parc ferme after Sunday's grand prix, revealed the SF-23’s t𝐆yre management weakness leaves the drivers no flexibility to push on their tyres. 

“At the moment, I cannot🅷 push,” Sainz explained. ✅;

“Espec𒐪ially in the race, as soon as you push for one lap, you do one good fast lap and then the next lap you are 0.3s slower with the tyres that were just very, very tough.

“It means tha🎃t we don’t have flexibility to push or not push and✱ we just need to follow a certain pace to make it to the end.

“I am surprised as I thought we would be better but [Miami] showed us that we still have some work to d𝔍o.”

The Spaniard added: “We went for the undercut and it worked, it is just that with hindsight the car that ♈we have right now, we have very little flexibility to try undercuts or 🔯overcuts.

“It i🦹s just more about how limited we are. It is tough to accept. It shows that we have♈ a lot of work to do on tyre management and race pace.”

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Race
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix,…

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