Mexican GP: Ferrari In Perfect Situation To Steal Constructor Titles

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JAKARTA - The Ferrari team is in the perfect situation for the fight for the Formula 1 (F1) constructor for the 2024 season. This was revealed by the head of the Ferrari Scuderia team Fred Vasseur after racer Carlos Sainz took pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix (GP) qualifying session, Sunday, October 27 morning WIB.

After being able to finish in a one-two position last weekend at the US GP Texas, the Italian factory team is only eight points behind defending champions Red Bull, and 40 points behind leaders McLaren's constructors.

Ferrari's optimistic stance for the constructors' title is supported by the results obtained by Sainz as the leader of the Mexican GP race. His colleague Charles Leclerc also took fourth place ahead of the race.

The Jingkrak Horse Team has two racers who can boost points in the constructors' standings. Meanwhile, there is only Max Verstappen (Red Bull) in second place, and the third position is Lando Norris (McLaren) who can add maximum points to their team.

But according to Vasseur, Ferrari benefited from Red Bull's fierce rivalry with McLaren. "We have the advantage of being under the radar," Vasseur told Sky Sports television.

"The discussion was more about the fight between Lando and Max, between McLaren boss Zak Brown and Red Bull boss Christian Horner. For me it was the perfect situation," he said.

Sainz, who will leave Ferrari for Williams at the end of the season and is no longer taken into account in the race for the world title, recorded the best time of 1 minute, 15.946 seconds. The Spaniard has claimed pole position for the sixth time in his career.

Sainz knows how important it is for Ferrari's hopes to keep scoring maximum points. "That's our top priority. First of all, bringing the two cars home to the finish line. Then if you win the race, there are seven or eight additional points you get when you win that's important for the team in the constructor title," he said.

"I just want to keep P1 (position one) until the first corner, and from there, hopefully our race speed will be good enough to win it," said Sainz.