Why Vasseur won't accept the weather as an 'excuse' for Ferrari elimination

Ferrari might have achieved a double podium in Monaco, but they could not pull off the same performance in Montreal. On Saturday, both Ferrari drivers were eliminated in Q2, meaning they will start in the second half of the grid for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. Team boss Frederic Vasseur spoke to Sky Sports F1 on what went wrong for the team.

Ferrari were off to a strong start on Friday, with both drivers in the top three of the first free practice session. Friday's first session was initally affected by rain, before drying, but the second session that followed was wet. Nevertheleess, when it came to Saturday, both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz seemed to struggle. In the end, Leclerc qualified 11th, with Sainz behind in 12th. When asked what went wrong for the team, Vasseur explained: "The new asphalt is the same for everybody. I think the conditions are a bit extreme with the wet, with the drops and so, and the cold conditions, and it's probably difficult to switch on, but it's not an excuse at all. The conditions are the same for everybody, and we have to deal with the conditions."

'We have to do a better job'

On Sunday, five different teams can be found in the starting six on the grid, as the title fight continues. However, Saturday's qualifying results came as a shock for the Italian team who sit just 24 points behind Constructors leaders Red Bull Racing. When asked whether he wished the team had been given more time to practice in dry conditions, the team boss replied: "No, no, because we all had the same time. It means that the others, they were able to do the job, and not us. It means that we have to do a better job, that it's not a matter of conditions."

Nonetheless, the team now looks ahead to Sunday's Grand Prix, which is forecasted to be wet. "The weather forecast is not very good. It means that it could be a chaotic race, and the race pace was okay. It means that let's see tomorrow. We have to do the best in these conditions. When it's not going very well, you have to be able to be opportunistic and to get the maximum of points," Vasseur concluded.