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Schumacher criticizes Ferrari's statement: You fought for the title for 4 years

Schumacher criticizes Ferrari's statement: "You fought for the title for 4 years"

18-07-2020 20:23
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The Ferrari team will soon want to wash away the taste of Spielberg. During the qualification of Hungary it already went better, but according to Ralf Schumacher the reaction of the team is not very appropriate.

After achieving zero points at the Styrian Grand Prix, Ferrari will do everything in its power to get a good result in Hungary and score valuable points - and, of course, not let its two drivers collide.

Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will start next to each other, starting from P6 and P5 respectively. According to Ralf Schumacher it won't be an easy start for the team, even though the red cars will start on the soft tyre. "If you look at the last Ferrari starts, they were also on the soft tyres, but they weren't that good," explains Schumacher at Sky.

A bitter statement

"When it comes to engine management, I think Mercedes is pretty good. If nothing goes wrong, all four cars with Mercedes engines should be able to pull away. The acceleration of the Ferrari doesn't help either, because it is a bit weak". So according to Schumacher it won't be easy for the Maranello team to compete with Racing Point.

After the dramatic qualifications in Austria, the Ferrari team is very happy with the performance. "What I really disliked was Ferrari's statement: 'We are happy that we have reached the top ten with both cars'. It's all well and good, but of course it's a bit bitter that it's Ferrari and you've actually been working for four years to get the title", said the former F1 driver about the words of the team.