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The Scuderia failed to challenge for pole position in the Sprint Shootout at the Brazilian Grand Prix, but is there a special strategy being played?
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have acknowledged that Ferrari prioritized their Sunday race performance over securing a strong qualifying position for the São Paulo Grand Prix. Despite showing strong pace during Friday’s practice sessions, both drivers finished outside the top six in the Sprint Shootout, with Leclerc in seventh and Sainz in ninth. Leclerc explained that they used old tires in qualifying, expecting not to perform as well as others who used fresh tires. However, they chose to save the new tires for the race, although Leclerc did not specify when they would be used. Sainz openly shared Ferrari’s strategy, stating that they sacrificed the Sprint qualifying and the Sprint race to hopefully have a better performance on Sunday.
Forrás: RacingNews 365
