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A usually key metric for any team – but Ferrari’s Frederic Vasseur is not so sure.
Frederic Vasseur, the Team Principal of Alfa Romeo Racing, has expressed his skepticism towards Ferrari’s supposed advantage over Mercedes in terms of tyre degradation in the closing races of the season. While Ferrari’s SF-23 package showed improved performance in this aspect, Vasseur believes that relying on pushing harder to compensate for lacking pace can lead to damaging the tires. He pointed out that the McLaren team did not manage their tires properly in certain turns in Abu Dhabi, while Alfa Romeo Racing was able to preserve tire life due to their advantage in overall pace. Vasseur emphasized the importance of managing tire degradation when a team has a pace advantage.
