Ferrari, whilst disappointed, admit they’re not surprised they could only manage sixth and seventh on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
What a difference a week makes following Fernando Alonso’s first pole and third win of the season in Germany.
Team principal Stefano Domenicali is adamant the car is still not on the lead pace which has swung in Red Bull and McLaren’s favour with Lotus not too far behind.
“No surprises this afternoon in qualifying,” he said. “We were well aware that we still do not have the quickest car in terms of outright performance, something we have said so often these past weeks.
“We know just how little it takes to miss the cut to the next session when there are so many cars up against one another, all separated by just a few tenths.
“We managed to get both Fernando and Felipe into Q3 where they secured positions that are nevertheless not too bad in terms of the championship, given that the opponent currently posing the biggest threat to Fernando will start behind us,” he said in reference to Mark Webber who qualified 11th.
“Furthermore, I would say again today what I said for the past two Saturdays, even though the results then were different and that is, the points are given out only on Sunday after the race and not on Saturday.”
