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Ferrari's execution problem costs them at Baku
Ferrari boss Vasseur demands cleaner weekends as the team's podium drought threatens their championship hopes.
In brief
Ferrari boss Vasseur demands cleaner weekends as the team's podium drought threatens their championship hopes. Ferrari has competitive pace but consistently fails to convert it into results due to strategy and communication breakdowns. Originally reported by Sky Sports.
Ferrari's podium drought deepens
Since winning at Silverstone in July, Ferrari has managed just one podium in five races. Their SF-26 remains competitive but results aren't following.
Vasseur demands cleaner execution
Ferrari's team principal says the team must put every part of the weekend together at Baku, where mistakes are punished on the wall-lined street circuit.
“Baku is a very specific challenge, where confidence in the car and execution are particularly important.”
Championship hopes fade fast
Ferrari trails Mercedes by 145 points in the constructors' championship and is only 52 points ahead of McLaren with nine rounds remaining.
Rosberg identifies strategy weakness
The 2016 world champion says Ferrari's pace is close to winning but strategy and communication failures consistently prevent them from converting it into results.
“They're very close. They're just not putting it together properly.”
Madrid showed the pattern
Lewis Hamilton held provisional pole in Madrid but finished fourth. Rosberg notes Hamilton would have easily finished second in the race with better execution.
Here's the gist
Ferrari has competitive pace but consistently fails to convert it into results due to strategy and communication breakdowns.
