Ferrari scored its first podium of the season. Fernando Alonso who drove brilliantly just missed the second position in the later stage of the race.
The team performance was not upto the mark until the sunday's Turkish Grand Prix Race.
With the three week break from chinese to turkish grand prix, it provided the team to workout for the team performance and Ferrari introduced new upgrades for the car.
The team spent the last few weeks on wind tunnel calibration problems that were hindering their good progress in the races.
The driver, Alonso, put the team on the third spot. However, Ferrari is expecting more from its driver in the Spanish Grand Prix. They have decided to deliver more upgrades to their new car to put the drivers on improving performance.
After the race, the team's principal, Stefano Domenicali, expressed his feelings and said that what they have been seen in Turkish race weekend was going in the right direction. Moreover, he is expecting another good step towards their success in the next race of the season.
He added, "What I am saying to my people is; don't expect the others to stay asleep. All the other competitors will react and improve, and this year will be a very challenging season - apart from the fact that we have seen that Red Bull has the fastest and most reliable car, but we will see.”
Ferrari principal admitted that this year, winning in the qualifying round is not as important, as the car's pace plays vital role to achieve the race victory of competitive driver.
"We need to remember that during all the races, the pace was not too bad, everywhere. But, when you start so [far] behind, you cannot really show completely your race pace because you have to do a good start, and try to get out of traffic so you do not destroy the tyres. That is the real issue.”
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