In the round-up: Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur wants to come out fighting in 2024.
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In brief
Vasseur urges Ferrari to make bold calls
Ferrari go into their second season under team principal Frederic Vasseur looking to build on their strong end to the previous championship. Vasseur wants them to pick up where they left off with an aggressive mindset.
“We are up against the usual tough opponents and I want to see us adopt the same approach we had in the closing stages of last season,” said Vasseur. “We must not be scared to dare if we believe a bold decision can make the difference when it comes to our performance.
“The car appears to be competitive, Charles [Leclerc] and Carlos [Sainz Jnr] are in great shape and the mood in the team is super focused and we are determined to get a good result.”
No big gains at RB – Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda downplayed suggestions RB, formerly AlphaTauri, have made significant strides during the off-season.
“I wouldn’t say we’ve made a massive step compared to the last race and last test of 2023 in Abu Dhabi, but that’s partly because we brought updates there that were already aimed at 2024,” he said. “Last week, we saw once again that they’re working well and that the team has adopted the right philosophy with the car, which seems to handle well without extremes of oversteer or understeer.
“It’s made a step forward on the mechanical side, so I’d say we have a good starting point for this season, with more development to come in the future.”
F1 warned over Bahraini prince Nasser
Formula 1 has been urged not to include Bahraini prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa in prizegiving events at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, due to allegations of his involvement in torture, which the prince denies.
“F1 should avoid the international embarrassment it will bring on itself and on winners of the Bahrain Grand Prix if Prince Nasser presents the awards,” said Brian Dooley, senior adviser at Human Rights First. “Year after year, the F1 organisation is caught in human rights controversies when they hold their races in Bahrain. It could easily avoid this one by announcing that Prince Nasser will not be handing out its prizes while the US government is considering whether to impose sanctions on him.”
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