Ferrari says its F1 car was so slow in race conditions in the HungarianGP that it doubts it would have won even without the strategy slip-up. 'What we were lacking was really speed and pace.'
Although Binotto conceded Ferrari did not get Leclerc’s strategy right and should not have used the hards, he doubted Ferrari could have beaten“I don’t think so,” replied Binotto when asked if it was possible for Ferrari to win in Hungary.
“Because it’s the first time in the first 13 races that we didn’t have the speed to be there for the victory. We need to look at first into that performance-wise to understand. The result saw Verstappen extend his lead at the top of the F1 drivers’ championship to 80 points over Leclerc heading into the summer break, while Red Bull sits 97 clear of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings.
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