“I think he did a very good first run,” he said of Leclerc.
He made one or two mistakes over the lap but he was able to come back with purple in the last sector.
Perhaps that P3 is not a bad result, starting on the left hand side.
“[Our race pace] looks okay.
The most important [thing] is to be in front at Turn 1 and to have clean air – I think this will be key for the race and result tomorrow.”
Elaborating on what made the difference on Hamilton’s lap, he added: “I think it’s a lot about tyre management – to be able to keep the tyres for the last couple of corners where you can make a huge difference in terms of lap time, and to not cook everything before Turn 12. I think Lewis did a fantastic job on this.”
While Ferrari have been known to set the pace during practice before dropping back in Qualifying, having Hamilton take pole ahead of Charles Leclerc in P3 represented what Vasseur called “not a bad result” for the team.
“I think he did a very good first run,” he said of Leclerc. “The last one, he pushed a little bit more. He made one or two mistakes over the lap but he was able to come back with purple in the last sector. Perhaps that P3 is not a bad result, starting on the left hand side.
“[Our race pace] looks okay. The most important [thing] is to be in front at Turn 1 and to have clean air – I think this will be key for the race and result tomorrow.”
