{"id":478199,"date":"2024-02-13T14:38:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=478199"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:40:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:40:32","slug":"leclerc-hopes-new-ferrari-car-will-be-easier-to-drive","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/leclerc-hopes-new-ferrari-car-will-be-easier-to-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Leclerc hopes new Ferrari car will be easier to drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the launch of the 2024 car, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz expressed optimism about a vehicle they anticipate to be more user-friendly and adaptable to the demands of the extensive Formula One season.<\/p>\n<p>As the most successful team in the sport, having participated in every world championship since 1950, Ferrari faced a setback last year, finishing third overall behind Mercedes and dominant champions Red Bull.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Take a look at the SF-24 from all angles \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Our 2024 challenger is ready to hit the track \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uLC2jmjgB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6uLC2jmjgB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScuderiaFerrari\/status\/1757361844677685409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charles Leclerc from Monaco commented that the SF-24, described by the team as a departure from the past two years&#8217; tradition, is expected to be less sensitive and easier to handle compared to the challenging and disappointing car of the previous season. Following the online reveal and a physical launch at the Fiorano test track, Leclerc expressed confidence, saying, &#8220;I expect the car to be a step forward in several areas, and from the impression I formed in the simulator, I think we&#8217;re where we want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leclerc, partnering once again with Spaniard Carlos Sainz, expressed the goal for the upcoming season to consistently be front-runners and deliver exciting performances for their fans. Sainz, who secured a victory in Singapore last season, preventing Red Bull from a clean sweep, expressed excitement about the new look and design of the car, eagerly anticipating the opportunity to drive it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The moment you\u2019ve all been waiting for\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The SF-24 is here!! \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVEcU5929j\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/KVEcU5929j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScuderiaFerrari\/status\/1757359460966940794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 season marks a record 24 races, including the return of China post-pandemic and Italy&#8217;s Imola, which was canceled last year due to flooding. Team boss Fred Vasseur, who took over in January 2023, emphasized the need to build on the team&#8217;s strong finish from the previous season and address weaknesses. He stressed the importance of being more opportunistic in terms of scoring points.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ending the last season with Leclerc as the runner-up to Red Bull&#8217;s Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari recognizes the areas of improvement and aims to be more competitive in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the launch of the 2024 car, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz expressed optimism about a vehicle they anticipate to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":478204,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17927,16968],"news_category":[16921],"gn_keywords":[18545,17744],"acf":{"announce":"The Italian team revealed their new machine for 2024 season today","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/478199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/478199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478205,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/478199\/revisions\/478205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478199"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=478199"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=478199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}