Ferrari team principal reacts to the dismal qualifying session for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in Canada

Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur was unhappy to see both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz struggle at the 2024 F1 Canadian GP qualifying session. Both drivers were out of the Q2 session.

After the Monaco GP, where Leclerc won his first home race and Sainz finished third, the qualifying session at Montreal was a major blow for Ferrari.

While both Ferrari drivers had promising pace in the first practice session, they gradually fell off in the second and third one. In qualifying, they managed to secure their place in the Q2 session but were not able to get out of the second drop zone from P15 to P11.

Ultimately, Charles Leclerc secured P11, while Carlos Sainz finished P12. The Monegasque driver missed the opportunity to crack into Q3 by two-tenths of a second.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Vasseur explained how the SF-24 had good pace on Friday, both in wet and dry conditions. He later said that the drivers were losing more than half of the time in turn one due to tires not being in the right temperature window.

"The pace was ok yesterday on both conditions, wet and dry. But we struggled a bit more from this morning to switch on the tires for Turn One, because we are losing more than 50 percent of the gap in Turn One. Carlos was three-tenths faster than Charles in the last corner [before] he made a mistake," Vasseur said.

Though the Ferrari team principal was happy to see a bunched-up field with only a few tenths of a second separating drivers, he was dejected with his team's qualifying results.

"It is like it is but we have to be pleased with the fact that the fight is so tight. For sure when you are 11th and 12th you are not happy," he added.

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Charles Leclerc admits Ferrari are slow after a poor qualifying session at the Canadian GP

Charles Leclerc gave his views on Ferrari's pace after a poor qualifying session at the Canadian GP.

Speaking to F1.com, the Ferrari driver simply admitted that the car was slow in dry conditions and he is clueless as to why that was the case. He mentioned a minor sensor problem on his car during a practice session and was unhappy with how the entire qualifying session was managed.

"We are just slow. Slow all day. Some issues also this morning, I had a sensor issue which was very annoying. The management of the session as well was not the best I think. So, all in all, it's been a tough session. I would say that the biggest problem is the pace. We are so slow in the dry at the moment. We don't understand."

"It's a bit strange to go from a really good weekend in Monaco in terms of pace. Get here, and be on the back foot."

After winning the Monaco GP, Charles Leclerc currently stands in second place with 138 points in the drivers' championship table.