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Ferrari ‘hurting’ because it misses out on F1 title to McLaren
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Ferrari ‘hurting’ because it misses out on F1 title to McLaren

By Miles Cooper December 8, 2024
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Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc admitted they had been left ‘hurting’ to overlook out on the 2024 Components 1 constructors’ title.

Each Ferrari and McLaren had been within the operating for the groups’ title this 12 months, however in the end McLaren claimed the crown by 14 factors courtesy of Lando Norris taking victory within the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The second McLaren of Oscar Piastri was restricted to preventing again to tenth having been hit by Max Verstappen in the beginning, with Sainz ending second and Leclerc recovering brilliantly from nineteenth to additionally make the rostrum.

Regardless of taking second and third place, Ferrari’s 16-year watch for a constructors’ championship goes on.

“Clearly, it’s a little bit of a bittersweet feeling, in the long run,” stated Sainz, who took second place in his remaining race for Ferrari forward of his transfer to Williams.

“P2 I believe was the utmost we may do in the present day, given the tempo of Lando within the McLaren. Yeah. I gave it all the pieces, particularly the primary stint it appeared like, we may cling on to them.

“Then as quickly as we put the arduous tyres, they only gave the impression to be that one or two tenths faster per lap, like we have seen all weekend, they usually simply obtained a bit out of out of attain.

“However yeah, congratulations, initially, to McLaren. They deserved this championship. They have been rock strong within the final two-thirds of the championship, they usually’ve been unbelievable from our aspect, I believe we may be happy with the trouble and the championship we put collectively.

“It has been a troublesome 12 months, however positively a 12 months the place we have to be happy with and hopefully be again right here quickly.”

Ferrari ‘hurting’ because it misses out on F1 title to McLaren

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Photos

Leclerc’s spectacular drive by means of the sector started as he averted the first-lap drama to select up loads of locations, with the velocity of his Ferrari in the end permitting the Monegasque to battle by means of to 3rd place.

Leclerc’s weekend was compromised on Friday when he was hit with a 10-place grid penalty for a brand new battery pack that was outdoors of his allocation for the season.

“I knew I needed to be very aggressive. So I knew that in lap one I needed to take all of the dangers doable as a way to acquire as many locations as doable to then be in a superb place for the remainder of the race, which was achieved,” he defined.

“However then, sadly, we had been simply beginning too far again to do something higher than what we have accomplished in the present day. I believe we have accomplished the utmost.

“It hurts, clearly, as a result of when, the season is so shut till the tip, and it was a tough hit on Friday after we knew we had the penalty, we nonetheless gave all of it, and we simply come wanting our purpose, which is a disgrace, however on the finish, we have tried all the pieces. 

“If we glance [at] our first a part of the 12 months, we had been nowhere close to being within the battle for the constructors’. Then the second a part of the season was actually good, and the staff has accomplished an unbelievable job.

“I believe Carlos and I’ve accomplished a extremely good job as effectively collectively. So yeah, we ended robust, and I am certain that subsequent 12 months will hopefully begin as robust as what we now have ended this 12 months.”

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