Team Talk - Sunday in Mugello

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF1000 in the pits.
Charles Leclerc
"I had a great start, making my way to P3. Unfortunately, we didn't have the pace we needed to keep this position and finished in 8th place. I tried to fight as much as I could, but it just wasn't enough today. Lots of things happened in the race, but one thing hasn't changed, which is that we have to work hard to improve our performance.

"The race itself was quite fun. I was happy every time there was a standing start because it was an opportunity for us to try and fight for positions.

"The car was quite difficult to drive, especially on the Hard tyres. Towards the end it became a bit better on the Softs, but overall, it's very tough at the moment, so we need to keep our heads up and stay motivated. It's very important to keep this in mind in times like these. Hopefully we will see better times coming soon."

Sebastian Vettel
"The start was not the best, but then I had a good run into Turn 1 staying on the inside, out of trouble. Then when I came round Turn 2, I saw that the McLaren had spun, but I couldn't avoid making contact.

Luckily, with the Safety Car deployed we could change the wing and rejoin the field. I would have loved to capitalise a little bit more on other people's mistakes, but at least we were quite lucky to generally stay out of trouble. The positive thing is that we were able to finish in the points, but of course we can't be happy with our position."

Mattia Binotto, Team Principal
"A very disappointing result brings to an end an historic weekend for Scuderia Ferrari at our home track, Mugello, with our one thousandth Formula 1 Grand Prix.

"While yesterday, at least with Charles we managed to get a result in line with our expectations, today we didn't have the pace to allow our drivers to fight with their nearest rivals, suffering especially with tyre degradation.

"Both Charles and Sebastian did the best they could, given the performance level of the car. We are working hard to try and correct its basic faults, but it's not something that can be done in a short space of time, nor with a few updates. That doesn't mean we won't be bringing new solutions between now and the end of the season, but we have to be realistic with ourselves and with our fans."