Ferrari's
traditional post-race debrief which was held this afternoon
at the Gestione Sportiva racing department focused very much
on the future. The analysis of the Scuderia’s result at the
Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday had to take into consideration
the episode that conditioned the outcome - Fernando Alonso’s
accident during the Saturday morning practice session which
prevented him taking part in qualifying.
Naturally
a fourth and a sixth place at the chequered flag at the end
of the grand prix was less than could have been expected at
the start of the race weekend but, given what happened,
Ferrari believes that it was a very positive
result. This is what Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo underlined
during the debrief meeting and he was keen to complement the whole
team for what was achieved under less-than-ideal conditions,
both in repairing the car and in defining the race strategy.
The team
is already concentrated on the next race in Istanbul aware
that while the performance shown at Monte Carlo was of the
highest level, according to Ferrari, there is still a margin for improvement. The
F10’s development programme continues apace: Turkey should
see the debut of an evolution of the management system of
the blown rear wing and other important advances will be
introduced by the end of June. But it is clear to all that
the championship is at a crucial stage with several players
in the running.
During the
meeting, which lasted over two hours, it was revealed that
the chassis – number 283 -damaged during the accident on
Saturday can no longer be used. At the moment it remains to
be seen which chassis will be made available for Felipe and
Fernando for the next Grand Prix.
