Will Ferrari be ready in time for Sakhir qualifying?

Ferrari is struggling in Bahrain. Especially the short circuit on which the SF1000 will be driven this weekend. A top ten position seems to become a difficult story and to make matters worse, a power source has to be replaced.

To compensate for a lack of power, Ferrari has chosen to drive around with relatively little downward pressure. Especially Sebastian Vettel had some difficulty with this on Friday and chose to adjust the wing settings for the third free practice session.

This seemed to have the desired effect, but halfway through the session the German suddenly had to get out of the car. The team had discovered something worrying at the rear of his Ferrari and although there was nothing to be seen on the track yet, the team chose to replace the engine as a precaution.

Grid penalty for Fittipaldi

It will probably not make much difference to the result in qualifying, because given the speed of Vettel and Ferrari, he probably started somewhere in the back anyway. There he will be accompanied by Pietro Fittipaldi, who will also receive a grid penalty for replacing parts.