Ferrari’s progress from the first race to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is being overlooked due to problems on the hard compound tire, according to team principal Fred Vasseur. Red Bull set the pace once again in Jeddah but the circuit was expected to suit Ferrari’s car and appeared to do so in qualifying where Charles Leclerc was within 0.2s of pole position, albeit without Max Verstappen in the session. In the race, Leclerc recovered ground early on after a grid penalty but then both cars struggled on the hard compound, and Vasseur (pictured middle, above) says the final result of sixth and seventh doesn’t reflect the car’s potential. “It’s an early stage to have a clear...
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